Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - How hot is the attic?
View Single Post
 
Old 06-19-2015, 07:36 PM
Blessed2BNTV Blessed2BNTV is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Hadley
Posts: 845
Thanks: 336
Thanked 37 Times in 21 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob McKeever View Post
The best investment we made here in The Villages was to have Radiant Heat Barrier installed under the roof. It looks like aluminum foil, but it cools the attic by about 25 - 30 degrees. They also lined the inside of the garage door. Our garage was so hot before we put this in that we had to race to the car to get the AC on before we passed out. Now the garage is about the same temperature as it is outside. I know the house AC is not running nearly as hard as it used to run.
Who did you get to do the work? We are very interested in doing this. What was the cost?

Thanks!