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Thermal Radiant Barrier

Benefits of radiant barriers

Have you ever had to bear the hot weather during summer days, even though you are in your own house? In order to avoid this uncomfortable situation, we can use radiant barriers which are materials designed to install in buildings to reduce summer heat as well as winter heat loss. They have many forms such as reflective foil, reflective paint coatings and reflective chips. Radiant barriers provide us with a lot of advantages as mentioned below.

1. Increase your comfort levels Roof which has prolonged period of exposure to the sun may exceed the temperature of 170oF. This heat, which is also known as radiant heat, transfers to the attic placed below the roof, and then to the interior space of your house, which willundoubtedly make you feel really uncomfortable. That is why you should think about using radiant barriers in your home because these barriers will prevent the heat from building up in your house, as they have low emissivity surfaces that can reflect the sun heat. There are one-sided and double-sided radiant barriers. Their effectiveness in reflecting heat is not much different, yet the double-sided ones have the further benefits that we will discuss later. When using the one-sided barrier, you should always remember to install the reflective surface towards the heat sources. If it is installed in a wrong way, its effectiveness of reducing heat will definitely be destroyed.

2. Reduce your energy bills Heat transfer from overheated attic to the inside of your house will increase your energy bills, since the air conditioner has to work harder and longer to cool down your house’s space. By using radiant barriers, your air conditioner won’t be forced to run hard like this, and your energy bills may decrease significantly. The double-sided radiant barriers even can save you more money. In winter, you have to run the warming systems. A double-sided radiant barrier can keep the heat from transferring to the outside environment since it reflects heat back towards its source. Your warming system will operate more effectively. As a consequence, you don’t have to pay a large amount of money for warming your house in the winter anymore.

3. Expand the use of space in your house Radiant barriers can also help you expand the use of space in your house. If you have radiant barriers installed in your porch, your garage, your workroom, you will make these places become more usable for storage, working and relaxing, as they become much cooler and much more comfortable. If you don’t have your house equipped with the radiant barriers already, you should give it a try and see your life become easier in both hot and cold weather.

4. Help Save the environment