https://www.AtticFoil.com – Radiant Barrier Foil
Electric attics fans usually cause more problems than they solve. They create a low pressure inside the attic that will eventually pull conditioned air out of the home after the soffit vents get clogged. Eventually, if there is not enough air to “feed” the fans, it creates too much static pressure or “drag” on the motors and the motors will eventually burn out. If you are looking to cool down your attic simple install AtticFoil in your attic. It’s far more effective. Just like it’s better to park your car in the shade, then crack the windows. AtticFoil Radiant Barrier Foil Insulation is like “shade” from the heat even though it’s installed INSIDE the attic. It’s and easy DIY project that will SAVE you a ton of money and make your home MORE COMFORTABLE. Buy online DIRECT from the manufacturer: http://www.AtticFoil.com
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I put in two wind turbines in the roof over the living area and one in the roof of the garage when I had my roof redone. They work great, especially the garage which used to get up to 120F in the summer. Yes I do keep my soffit vents clean, I have the old screen-style ones made of heavy-duty wire that are easy to clean with a soft bristle brush. I wouldn't use a radiant barrier as I have antennas in the attic and all that foil will block the signals and screw up the reception.
How do you think your product would work on a garage door vs typical panel foam insularion?
What about an inline fan with an inlet from the bathroom and an open inlet in the attic exhausting out an existing vent. Its quiet and you can have it on a timer or automation. This helps exchange inside air as well as cool the attic.
You could fry eggs in my attic
At my old house or my older sister of two lives are attic fan for some reason just stopped working when I was living there, maybe this is why
My south Florida roof is over 50 squares with standing room overhead height in the attic, and with a new architectural shingle roof. But this past summer the heat buildup was extraordinary. When I did the new roof I had the two electric fans taken out and had three passive goose neck exhausts put in, so I’m not sure if the increase in attic heat was due to the new exhaust system, the switch from cement tile to shingle, or that the world was burning up under a huge heat wave last summer. Now I’m not sure what I’m going to do because if next summer is anything like this past one I’m gonna be toast.
I have mid-roof vents and 2 solar fans. Just installed radiant barrier from you guys, of course leaving the vents open. Next step is bringing insulation up to snuff then my attic will be perfect.
My house doesn't have ridge vents, but has gable vents. The roof is made of concrete tiles. Will the gable vents be enough to draw are from the attic?
Instead of nailing the problem let’s figure out a solution. Attic fans are essential.
I live on the gulf coast. My house is Fortified Gold certified. My roof is sealed so it is not vented. No soffit and no peak vent. Will Radiant Foil still work in my situation?
I have a cold attic, so need a fan because my crappy insulation is letting hot air meet the cold air and it looks like someone took a garden hose to my attic ceiling.
I live in a 1962 house and it has a huge attic fan in the hallway. When I use it, it seems like its so powerful it sucks the smell right of the the drain pipes. yuk. I had my roof recently replaced and those old school round spinning vents were removed. Now there's a narrow– thingy– running along the middle of the roof life that is suppose to be a new venting system? Sorry, I don't know the correct terminology. I want to install insulation soon but a big chunk of the ranch style attic has hardly any insulation and the conservation map for Texas says I should use R30-R49 but Home Depot didn't even have that. They had the R-19 but the map said that was for walls. Am I better off just getting radiant barrier? I live in SA TX. help.
You clearly dont live in texas… I would NEVER use a roof fan, I have a rectangular sized home and bought two wall attic fans and put one pulling air in and the one on the other end pushing air out. It gets to be like 150 + degrees in my attic in the Texas summers. I disagree with your opinion.
Would attic foil work with a whole house Fan blowing air into the attic
My attic fan keeps my attick a steady 95 degrees. It starts around 11 am and shots off 9 pm most days. Im in sw Florida
It would seem to me that the attic foil is not an insulator and the fact that it’s inside the attic seems worthless. The heat is already in the shingled and conducting into the attic area. The foil is not an insulator but a reflector and as such won’t do much in the attic away from the sun. Finally look at all the work you need to do in the attic. It’s a nightmare to work around the roof trusses. I’d love to see some real comparison data before I’d try this.
You confirmed what my roofing contractor said. I was thinking fans and he suggested ridge vents.
Very true about those soffit vent holes being cut too small. A subcontractor tried to do that to me. I complained and the contractor made them do it right. If you bought a house with soffit vents, check to see if the holes are cut correctly.
I like the attic foil idea. I'm putting in a gable fan in the 1914 Craftsman bungalo on th east side. There's a window with screen on the west side and a louvered vent in the peak on the north side. I have a great deal of large Oak and Catulpa providing good shade except for the middle of he day. Sunny days with no wind need some help too pull that hot air out. The foil will be interesting to see about knocking down the radiant heat.
One convcern would be reflecting that radiant heat back up to the underside of the plywood decking, underlayment and shingles and causing excess heating of the roofing materials.
I had a ridge vent installed when I had my roof replaced. Does this mean I can have the electric fan removed? The roofer didn’t say anything about it. Thanks.
Does Attic Foil cause an increase in roof temperature and humidity due to the lack of air flow?
The reason I support this is what I did in a simple mobile home years ago,, I was poor and decided to put aluminum foil over cardboard and put in almost all windows , the foil rejected the sunlight's heat and the cardboard was insulation , it was like a ice box in there and reduced electric bill substantially