A Radiant Barrier is a secondary insulation designed to complement, not replace, your primary attic-floor insulation. It works alongside a solid R-38 of Cellulose, Rockwool, or Fiberglass to improve energy efficiency, and it’s also a great choice for insulating most garages.

We install the radiant barrier material — often described as looking like a fabric-like sheet of aluminum foil — directly under the roofing, attached to the bottom of the roof rafters. This reflects and refracts up to 70% of radiant heat, lowering the attic temperature. A cooler attic helps your insulation perform better and keeps A/C ducting cooler, improving overall home comfort and energy efficiency.

Radiant barriers are ideally installed before insulation, when the attic is empty, because the process requires moving around the space extensively. In some cases, we can install a radiant barrier over existing insulation, but these projects are handled on a case-by-case basis.