Roof Radiant Barrier Insulation

By reducing the amount of radiant heat reaching the insulation in your attic the insulation remains cooler and is able to keep your home more comfortable.

Roof radiant barrier insulation.

Radiant barrier foil insulation systems block radiant heat energy instead of absorbing it like fiberglass insulation. Radiantguard radiant barrier foil insulation installed in an attics can reduce attic temperatures by up to 30 degrees when stapled with a staple gun to the underside of roof rafters by reflecting up to 97 of the radiant heat that strikes its surface thereby reducing heat transfer from the attic to living spaces resulting in lower utility bills. Radiant barriers are installed in homes usually in attics primarily to reduce summer heat gain and reduce cooling costs. Installed in over 1 5 million homes in the united states lp techshield panels also lower attic temperatures up to 30 f.

This basically allows for wood rot to continue and inspectors have a more difficult time finding areas of concern. The list of uses includes crawl space radiant floor attic and walls. It is meant to supplement insulation not replace it. Your radiant barrier makes the roof deck sheathing invisible from the attic.

The heat that would normally be absorbed by the insulation is now being bounced back to the roof deck and causing the roof to emit more heat upward rather than both upward and downward. Also any water leak will fall onto the backside of the radiant barrier and roll down the slope until it reaches the eaves soffits. They don t however reduce heat conduction like thermal insulation materials. Our product is easy to handle and install.

Other kinds of radiant barriers combine reflective materials usually aluminium foil with materials like plastic films cardboard and kraft paper. The barriers consist of a highly reflective material that reflects radiant heat rather than absorbing it. But on the bright side. Installing a radiant barrier underneath the roof will cause the roof temperature to increase by a few degrees usually 2 10º.

Reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for around the home. A radiant barrier is designed to increase the effectiveness of your thermal envelope.