| Heating and cooling costs amount to 60% of | | | | Standard insulation layers have difficulty keeping |
| monthly energy costs for the typical household. | | | | up with the demand. |
| Controlling the temperature in a home is an | | | | Flexible Radiant Barrier |
| expensive task that adds up over the months | | | | The easiest solution is to layer more insulation on |
| and years. Any costs that can be cut will continue | | | | top of what already exists, but that isn't practical. |
| to offer savings that only accumulate and get | | | | Building mounds of attic insulation will quickly cut |
| larger with time. With energy prices steadily | | | | down on the available space in an attic if it is used |
| climbing, saving on utilities costs is paramount now | | | | for storage. When the layers become too thick, |
| and in the future. | | | | moisture problems can become a major hazard |
| The biggest culprit when it comes to heat loss | | | | as the excess material can act like a giant sponge. |
| into or out of a home is through the attic and | | | | And what if the attic is finished? In that case, an |
| roof. During the summer months, the sun's ray | | | | entire renovation project would be needed to tear |
| beat down on a roof, pouring heat into the attic | | | | down walls. |
| and through the home. In the winter, hot air rises | | | | The answer to adding attic insulation quickly and |
| into the attic and dissipates out of the home. The | | | | easily is a radiant barrier. A radiant barrier works |
| best way to stop this heat movement is with | | | | by reflecting heat away. In the summer, this |
| attic insulation, which nearly every home has. | | | | means the suns hot rays will be directed away |
| However, not every home has enough; effective | | | | from the house. In the winter, the rising heat will |
| Houston attic insulation requires two layers to | | | | be reflected back into the home. |
| protect against the weather. | | | | The radiant barrier is a coating that is applied to |
| Double Insulation | | | | the underside of the ceiling, just like a coat of |
| Many homes are built with a standard layer of | | | | paint. There is no need to tear up old insulation or |
| insulation in the attic, but adding more -- or better | | | | remove flooring and walls. Even in a finished attic, |
| quality insulation, will further decrease energy | | | | the procedure is as simple as painting and is |
| costs. When it comes to insulation, there can | | | | minimally intrusive. These coating barriers can |
| never be too much of a good thing. | | | | decrease utility bills by up to 30% in addition to |
| Typical installations of insulation sheets placed in | | | | existing insulation. |
| between the floorboards the attic don't offer the | | | | When it comes to cutting costs, saving on utilities |
| maximum protection against weather changes. | | | | bills is the perfect way to keep monthly expenses |
| There can be as much as a fifty degree | | | | down. By adding a convenient radiant barrier to |
| difference between the air temperature in the | | | | existing attic insulation, the savings over time will |
| attic and in the home. With such a large | | | | more than pay for the installation. It is a win-win |
| difference, heat will rush into the home from the | | | | solution to saving money and energy. |
| attic or rise and leave the house in the winter. | | | | |