Attic Applications
Much of the heat entering your home comes through the roof. Adding Super R™ or TempShield™ in your attic helps to keep your house cooler in the summer. Super R™ or TempShield™ are ideal radiant barriers to supplement the insulation already in your attic. Consider our 16" or 24" on-center rolls of TempShield™ when insulating a truss style attic. The following applications are Energy Star approved to reflect 97% of the radiant heat.
Super R™ or TempShield™ attic application with a soffit and ridge vent system. Install Super R™ or TempShield™ clear to ridge pole.
Insulation Choices
Super R™ or TempShield™ attic application with a turbine or gable vent. A 3" gap along the ridge pole and at the base of the rafters (soffit) ensures enough air flow between Super R™ or TempShield™ and the roof deck. This applies to all vent systems other than soffit and ridge.
How is Heat Transferred?
Installation
- Carefully read over the Helpful Tips before starting.
- Check the area you are insulating and make any needed repairs before installing Super R™ or TempShield™.
- Unroll the Super R™ or TempShield™ as you work, and cut it to suitable lengths with scissors or utility knife.
- Allow for proper ventilation. See note below on ventilation.
- Staple Super R™ or TempShield™ to the undersides of exposed rafters or between the rafters, if you have trusses.
Ventilation:
Good ventilation in your attic increases your comfort and helps the materials of your house last longer. Be sure not to block ventilation paths when you install Super R™ or TempShield™.
