06 May 2011
Insulating to keep heat out?

Not sure what the weather has been like throughout other areas of the country, but here in Pennsylvania, it seems to have been an alternating mix of cool and warm weather – probably more cool weather than warm. No doubt, though, that the hot, humid weather of summer will be here within a month or so.

The reason I bring this up is this – if you have work or anything to do in the attic of your home, you may want to do it sooner than later because it won’t be long before that attic becomes too hot to be in. It takes just a cloudless day with the sun beating down on the roof. In fact, it can even be pleasant outside, but the sun can make your attic unbearable.

There’s a good way to keep that attic from becoming stifling hot – and that’s to have good reflective insulation installed in it. Of course, physically being in the attic isn’t the primary reason at all for keeping it cooler. The real reason lies beneath – the rooms in your home. A hot attic really does affect most of the house. Rooms become uncomfortably warm and the AC has to run constantly as it attempts to bring the temperature down. Now is the time to consider having good reflective insulation installed – before the summer weather really kicks in. A good web site to learn more about the benefits of reflective insulation is http://www.radiaflect.com/

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