Garage Door Insulation Holder

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I purchased a garage door insulator kit this winter. Over time the lousy double sided tape included gave way on the bases of many of the holders that keep the insulation in place. In the process of trying to figure out what to do I broke a number of the bases (the top connector where the cover goes would snap a latching piece off). So rather than chuck it all I designed a new set and will be replacing the old double sided tape with industrial variety or construction adhesive. I thought someone else might find a use for these. I have included the SCAD file for anyone that wants to play around with it a bit. It took 4 attempts to get one that works with my remaining original covers but earlier varieties worked fine, with their own covers. There is nothing special about the insulation used so there is no reason someone could not use this with just regular insulation or even foam board insulation. In addition it could be used on areas other than garage doors which have fairly smooth surfaces that need to be adhered to. Instructions 1) Print out as many sets of bases and covers (1 each per set) as you need for the insulation piece you are installing. 2) Put adhesive (double sided tape but strong varieties since it will hang upside down with a decent amount of weight OR construction adhesive which is less removable) on the bottom of the base and stick in place. 3) Punch a hole through the insulation to be mounted where the base is then put the insulation on the base. 4) Snap a cover into place on top of the base to hold the insulation in place.