Insulation Roof – Reflects Back Sun’s Heat

A house has about three areas that need insulation to be able to live comfortably inside. These include the roof, the floors and the walls. Insulation roof is one ideal way to prevent unwanted heat penetration from the outside. Your insulation would include some insulation foil to reduce the sun’s het energy from coming in.

Having an effective insulation material on the roof will also help conserve convective heat inside the house during the winter months to provide warmer atmosphere. Applying the perfect type of insulation helps diminish the energy needed in heating and cooling off the place in appropriate times.  

In turn, it helps reduce your energy bills in whatever seasons you are in.

Types

For the roof, there are two types of insulation materials that fit in. They are the reflective insulation material (against heat in summer) and the bulk insulation materials (blankets, blown-in cellulose, sprayed foam and rigid boards) for winter time.

Most of homes, buildings and other metal structures can unite both of the materials in the form of foil and bulk installations in creating complete insulation systems.

In both instances of hot or cold conditions, the insulation for the roof with reflective insulating materials is enough in getting control from unwanted temperature gain (or loss) as well as moisture penetration.

Reflective insulation

There are two different layers of aluminum foils in reflective insulation materials. The foils are sandwiched with the inner layers of foam, plastic bubble sheet or fiberglass. The structure is perfect for the pole barn insulation of the roof.

It reflects off about 97% of the radiant heat from the roof’s surface. This effectively blocks the heat from penetrating the insides of the structure.

Bulk installation / sprayed foam

Blankets and batts materials that are made up from fiberglass, cotton, sheep’s wool or mineral wool work well against the enlarging and rising flow of warm air. It then traps the heat penetrating inside or outside in their inside structures.

Rigid foam has a little advantage over the blanket insulation simply because it does not compress or absorb the moisture. The insulation characteristic is also higher and has a longer life. The insulation is good in spaces that are confined.

 Sprayed foam (polyurethane) is ideal for use in insulating metal walls and roofs. It seals it from air and moisture leaks. It also controls the condensation well.

Radiant barrier

The best way from insulation in hard summer the outer temperatures is getting reflective insulation materials for the roof. The higher tendency is to reflect the sun’s radiant energy well.

Using aluminum has a good part in reflecting the sun’s heat energy while cutting cooling costs. The condition is that it reflects back into the atmosphere

The use of aluminum plays a part in reflecting the sun’s energy while cutting cooling costs. It reflects back into the atmosphere the radiant energy instead of heating up the attic. The result is increased indoor comfort and less energy cost consumption.

With insulation roof using radiant heat barrier materials, the inflow of heat is effectively blocked at the roof surface and prevents it from entering the house.