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Darrell Dorsey Darrell Dorsey is offline
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Default Radiant Barrier

I just put some in my attic the other day. I used Radiosity 3000 mixed in 5
gallons of semigloss paint. I needed 10 gallons total. The dealer sold me
two buckets of mis-Tint paint for $15 each. The Radiosity was $80 per pail
and I needed 2 pails, 1 per 5 gallons. Pretty easy to mix up. Plus I
rented a sprayer for $60.

Over all the job was fairly easy, but it was very hot in the attic even
though it was cloudy and rained the entire day. Spraying worked very well
after I learned how to set the airless sprayer. I've never used one before.
It was a very messy job. I was covered from head to toe in paint. If you
do the job yourself, wear eye protection and a respirator.

So far we've had some cloudy days in Houston this week. Today is the first
sunny day. I'll see this afternoon if it works any better.

I was planning to do the job in the spring or winter when it was cooler. We
put it off until last week when I got the eclectic bill and it seemed that
the upstairs AC unit would run all evening and night before it would get
cool.

Darrell

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Just started looking into radiant barrier for the attic (I live in
Texas!). Has anyone had this installed, does it work and have you
noticed a difference?