Tag Archives: Radiant Barrier

As Home Depot and Lowe’s continue to battle it out for mass merchant supremacy, it’s no longer noted how much their emergence and continued growth has changed the marketplace. 
 Fifteen years ago, building materials were sold primarily through your local lumberyard.  They in turn were supplied by specialty building material distributors; a millwork distributor whose service [...]

When it comes to insulation, there are products and the applications they are installed in. The specific applications determines the product used and vice versa. Staple tab is a unique product design that allows bubble foil insulation to be installed correctly and efficiently in a wall cavity. Here’s some great information on the history of [...]

The connection between radiant barriers and NASA or the space program and reflective insulation is not quite accurate.  Sure, radiant barrier technology became important to the space program but aluminum foil insulation was already available in the construction industry 30 years earlier, as far back as [...]

Here’s a link to the 7 Important Safety Tips for the Installation of Radiant Barrier, Reflective Insulation, or IRCCs.

 It’s a short piece that covers valuable information pertaining to general safety, safety regarding conduction, and water vapor transmission.  We recommend the read for anyone involved in radiant barriers and reflective insulation.  

What is staple tab? Staple tab refers to an option in the product design that allows the insulation to recess into the stud or joist bay. The “staple tab” is a ¾” run of extra material or a tab that you can staple to. The insulation fits recessed slightly in the wall cavity and stapled [...]

The NT in rFoil™ Radiant Barriers stands for No Tear.  We would like to give some of our customers the ability to save some money or earn back some money from their purchases.  If you buy or have bought rFoil™ NT or Ultra NT radiant barriers from us, submit a video that we can share [...]

Radiant barriers and reflective foil insulation are used in a wide variety of applications.  For building materials, their use can be broken into several categories.  Among these categories are exterior walls, ceilings, and crawlspaces.  Staple tab foil insulation is commonly used here as the installation is similar to traditional fiberglass insulation. 
Our layered concrete slab insulation [...]

For the next two weeks, we’ve lowered our already low price on our 48” x 25’ Double Bubble Foil.  Here’s the 48” x 25’ White Bubble Foil Sale, and the 25’ Roll - Reflective Both Sides.  These rolls are perfect for DIY projects like insulating garage doors and in agricultural use in pump and chicken [...]

Here is a packet of great information that discusses convective, conductive and radiant heat.  To understand heat flow and radiant barriers click the link.  This packet of information is put together as a study guide for architects working on continuing education credits.  It is a class named “Reflective Insulation, Radiant Barriers, & Control Coatings”  But the [...]

We do a lot of selling on price, always stating we offer the lowest price.  Our industry is competitive and we must always offer the best value.  Quality on the other hand, transcends price.  Most often it is better to pay a little more and receive the best product you can.  Where does one draw [...]