Radiant Barrier Reflective Insulation
Radiant barrier reflective attic insulation or reflective barriers stops the heat transfer through walls or roof. They are normally used to insulate the roof or walls in houses and buildings. Normally the radiant barrier insulation is made with the aluminum which is very good heat reflector and stops the heat to pass through walls and ceiling. Read the reviews and user experiences about different brands before selecting one for your house insulation.
Attic Insulation
It would be harder to believe that majority of the energy loss in a house happens
from the weak attic and its roof. If your attic insulation is not good, you might
loss almost 15% of energy. Hence it is necessary to provide the appropriate insulation
to the attic in order to conserve energy as much as possible.
Before understanding what attic insulation
is, one should have an idea about the uses of attic in a house. In simple words,
attic is a space which is surrounded by walls and the roof in a building. Since
this is the area which is not generally occupied by anybody except in some special
circumstances, therefore, this area remains unheated. This is the area where air
conditioning ducts, water heaters and water storages, are placed. Since this area
is directly related to the performance of heating and cooling inside a building,
therefore, its roof and floor are made more insulated.
It would be valuable to note that there are some specific areas in the attic which
can lead to the excessive loss of energy. These weaker areas include; attic floor,
attic access, roof, poor ducts, etc. In order to make this area stronger, attic
insulation is performed via several means. There are different materials which are
used for this purpose. These materials include; cellulose (used for filling and
stabilization of material), Fiberglass and mineral wool (used for filling and for
batts), Polystyrene and Phenol (used as rigid boards), cellular foam (used for making
sheets of Butyle and Nitrile rubber), etc.
Nowadays, cellulose attic insulation is becoming more popular as compared to the
other insulation like fiberglass and mineral wool, etc. The basic reason of its
popularity is that it is far cheaper and cost-effective as compared to the other
forms of insulations. Cellulose can be used in several manners for obtaining attic
insulation. Cellulose loose fill can be applied in timber joists. However, necessary
precautions would be required since this process may give rise the dust posting
which can harm the human body. As compared to fibers, the cellulose material does
not require overfilling.
Another remarkable property of cellulose, EPS or PF is that, they can be cut into
slabs easily, and when they are filled in the joist spacing, they completely remove
the thermal bridges. This property is absent if fiberglass is used instead of cellulose.
If you are pursuing for the attic insulation by means of fiberglass, you will be
required to pay extra attention and care in handling this material. Before using
fiberglass or mineral wool, check out all other hot water plumbing insulations,
and repair them if required. It is also required to insulate the whole system and
remove any weakness if found.
At the time of attic insulation, no matter which material you are
using for that purpose, make is sure to produce tight fittings. Remember that loose
fittings is one of the leading cause of energy dissipation and in most of the cases,
it happens due to carelessness while performing insulation to that area.