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| Radiant Barrier in the attic |
So last weekend, I teamed up with one my friends and installed a radiant barrier in both our attics. It was a fairly easy project. His attic has gables and a single gable mounted attic fan (no soffits), so we put the radiant barrier directly over the insulation. In my attic (has soffits and attic fan), I had a contractor install ridge vent and then I stapled the radiant barrier to the joists except for the small attic space over my bonus room, where I installed the radiant barrier over the insulation.
Like I said...it was an easy project. Luckily, it was cool outside so we didn't kill ourselves, although I did sweat up a storm. Above the attic duct work (which is high) we "tented" over it to keep the heat away. I used atticfoil.com for the radiant barrier. It was a good product and i have no complaints.
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| Looking at the top of the attic. You can see my high duct work and the "tent" over the top |
I can't say for sure how well it is doing, although today when I came home after a hot day (sunny and a high of 91F), I noticed for the first time since I can remember, the attic fans were not on when I walked upstairs and the temperature was 82F (thermostat set at 84F). Nearly all summer when I came home the upstairs temp was 84F and the HVAC was cycling. We'll see after August and September.
