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Radiant Barrier Works Like Shade

Radiant Barrier is the next best thing to having a shade tree over your house. It is a cost-free way to reduce the amount of heat entering the home. Radiant barrier is a Double-Sided, Tear-Resistant, Class A/Class 1 Fire-Rated, Clean and Non-Toxic, Reflective Foil.

ARMA FOIL™ is made only from top-of-the-line materials and reflectivity of 97%. Compared to the spray-on paint products with a ceramic additive or microspheres, which reflect only 75% or less, ARMA FOIL™ outshines the competition. Working like a mirror, it reflects virtually all of the light and heat from the sun away from your residential home or commercial building, helping to reduce the dependence on cooling systems fueled by electric or gas dollars.

HOW DOES it work?

You probably already have some amount of radiant barrier covering in your attic, in the form of an insulated tube with shiny, silver flex duct. The radiant barrier helps reduce the amount of heat from entering the ductwork and effectively makes the R-Value of the insulation greater. Conceptually this is what we you are trying to achieve for your whole attic.

HOW WELL does it work?

Basically the more roof surface area the greater the impact of heat reduction on the home. For example: Installing foil insulation on a 1-story, ranch style home will have a GREATER impact than on a stacked, 2-story home with a small attic.

A 1-story home might have a 15-20% reduction, and a 2-story tall home only a 5-10% savings, however, the DOLLAR PAYBACK is constant. On a 2-story home, you might have only HALF the savings compared to a 1-story home BUT you also probably installed only HALF the amount of foil and had a lower total installation cost.

HOW MUCH savings can you expect?

On a 75º day the radiant barrier will probably save you from having to run your A/C at all. On a 90º day are you will probably still have to run the air conditioner, but less often and more efficiently.

Radiant barriers are starting to become common place in building construction. Whether you are building a new home or live in an older home, it is never too late to add this energy efficient heat reflecting foil. The attic is generally the easiest and most common place to install radiant barrier. In this location, our highly reflective foils are very effective at reducing both the heat gained in the summer and lost in the winter to make your home more comfortable and save money on utility bills.