When it comes to insulating a home, spending a little more money up front can translate to a better-insulated home.
This means installing more than just the pink fiberglass insulation everyone is familiar with.
Adding additional levels of insulation in an attic space can greatly reduce heat transfer and save energy in both hot and cold months.
In addition, installing a foil and spray on radiant barrier to the ceiling panels in an attic can reduce heat transfer up to 80%.
It is estimated by the United States government that upwards of 90% of homes in America are insufficiently insulated.
Adding radiant barriers is often the best way to increase the effectiveness of a home's insulation.
The foil radiant barrier is a premium choice.
It is the more expensive option between foil and spray, but is extremely effective.
It can reduce the attic temperature by 30 degrees in the summer heat.
This in turn makes a home cooler since there is a less extreme heat difference between the inside of the home and the attic.
The way thermal transfer works is that any heat in the home wants to go where there is less heat.
In the winter this means that heat wants to escape out into the cold, and in the summer this means heat wants to come in from the outside.
A radiant barrier can help keep heat where it belongs in both hot and cold temperatures.
The spray on radiant barrier is slightly less effective than the foil barrier, but is more environmentally friendly and more affordable than the foil barrier.
Spray on barriers are easy to install because they are simply a layer of reflective paint.
You may still want to have an experienced professional install this type of barrier, since it can still be a messy and difficult process.
Every type of radiant barrier - whether foil or spay on - comes in a wide range of emittance values.
Emittance is how effective the insulation is at reflecting heat.
You typically want the emittance level to be as low as possible.
For instance an emittance of.
5 would mean that that choice of insulation reflects 50% of thermal energy back to its origin, and 50% escapes.
The best foil barriers have emittance of.
05, which means they reflect 95% of the thermal energy they contact back to where it originated.
The top quality spray on barrier has emittance of.
16.
These sprays range widely in emittance, so make sure to check the emittance value before you purchase a spray on thermal barrier or approve of its installation in your home.
A foil and spray on radiant barrier may seem like an unnecessary expense, but as with any type of insulation, the initial expense pays for itself through the savings you'll see on your heating and cooling bills.
This means installing more than just the pink fiberglass insulation everyone is familiar with.
Adding additional levels of insulation in an attic space can greatly reduce heat transfer and save energy in both hot and cold months.
In addition, installing a foil and spray on radiant barrier to the ceiling panels in an attic can reduce heat transfer up to 80%.
It is estimated by the United States government that upwards of 90% of homes in America are insufficiently insulated.
Adding radiant barriers is often the best way to increase the effectiveness of a home's insulation.
The foil radiant barrier is a premium choice.
It is the more expensive option between foil and spray, but is extremely effective.
It can reduce the attic temperature by 30 degrees in the summer heat.
This in turn makes a home cooler since there is a less extreme heat difference between the inside of the home and the attic.
The way thermal transfer works is that any heat in the home wants to go where there is less heat.
In the winter this means that heat wants to escape out into the cold, and in the summer this means heat wants to come in from the outside.
A radiant barrier can help keep heat where it belongs in both hot and cold temperatures.
The spray on radiant barrier is slightly less effective than the foil barrier, but is more environmentally friendly and more affordable than the foil barrier.
Spray on barriers are easy to install because they are simply a layer of reflective paint.
You may still want to have an experienced professional install this type of barrier, since it can still be a messy and difficult process.
Every type of radiant barrier - whether foil or spay on - comes in a wide range of emittance values.
Emittance is how effective the insulation is at reflecting heat.
You typically want the emittance level to be as low as possible.
For instance an emittance of.
5 would mean that that choice of insulation reflects 50% of thermal energy back to its origin, and 50% escapes.
The best foil barriers have emittance of.
05, which means they reflect 95% of the thermal energy they contact back to where it originated.
The top quality spray on barrier has emittance of.
16.
These sprays range widely in emittance, so make sure to check the emittance value before you purchase a spray on thermal barrier or approve of its installation in your home.
A foil and spray on radiant barrier may seem like an unnecessary expense, but as with any type of insulation, the initial expense pays for itself through the savings you'll see on your heating and cooling bills.
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