Moved into our row home in November and the previous owners finished the basement but left the metal garage door in place, so it gets cold down there during the winter (not sure how they put up with that). Also, the original entrance door (no storm door) has light coming through and is a mess, so that's getting walled up as well.
So I want to wall up the garage and put a 32" door in and wall up the smaller door entrance as well.
So I have a few questions:
- Bricking it up is more expensive because of the labor and possibly because of the materials as well (or both), correct?
- Which is the better insulator - brick or vinyl siding with insulation on the inside?
- If brick is more expensive, and the better insulator, is it worth the price?