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Originally Posted by eremite06
In 1994 I had a house built in Palm Beach county. Prior to the drywall being hung I had a radiant barrier installed for, I think, $600. I did some research prior to the installation that was done by UF. My builder tried to discourage me from installing it saying, it will burn up my shingles in a couple years. We sold the home 15 years later and the shingles (asphalt) still looked good.
I have also seen the ads for the radiant barrier in the Villages. I am seriously considering having some more blown-in insulation. Mainly because I don't want anybody crawling around my attic possibly damaging anything up there. As far as helping with A/C costs, I think insulation will work better.
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One insulation contractor told me to look up in the new home construction and see for myself!
They hang the AC ducts very close to the roof. All that heat from the roof causes poor AC performance. He repositions the AC ducts as low as possible when installing a Radiant Foil against the rafters.
Makes sense as heat moves from Hot to Cold. I would think that the ducts laying on the blankets and then covered with additional blow in insulation might be the ticket.
And then again I could be wrong?
Herv