It's hard to understand why dark colored asphalt shingles made it onto roofs in the south. Regardless of why, they are here.
Dark color shingle actually help increase the heat in your attic and home. The dark colors are really good at attracting and retaining solar heat from the sun. So if you have the option and your homeowners association will allow it, switch to lighter colored shingles or a metal roof the next time you replace the shingles on your home.
The Basics - Radiants 4 of 5
A lot of myth and mystery surrounds radiant barriers and how they work. This video will uncover the facts about radiant barriers and how they can benefit your home as well as your pocket book by explaining the terms and characteristics of radiant barriers. Enjoy!
There are many products actually out on the market today that actually help reflect the suns infrared heat away from your attic and home.The Cool Color Series from GAF-ELK is one such product. The Cool Color Series shingles help slow the heat build up in attics and meets initial Energy Star performance levels.Cool Colors Series have a .26 solar reflectance and .92 thermal emittance. These shingles will help lower the amount of heat that enters your home.
But light colored metal roof will have more of an energy saving impact than it's asphalt counterpart.
Maybe your attic isn't properly ventilated. For every 150 square feet of attic space you need 1 square foot of ventilation this can be installed near the top of your roof or under the over hang of your roof (soffit area).
Also if you have interior walls that back up to your attic (Hot Walls), you should make sure the insulation is properly installed. Most houses built before 2005 have improperly installed insulation at the hot walls of homes. Call SEI for an Energy Tune Up Inspection today and make sure you are doing everything you can to help reduce the amount of energy your home uses.q
The Basics - Radiants 4 of 5
A lot of myth and mystery surrounds radiant barriers and how they work. This video will uncover the facts about radiant barriers and how they can benefit your home as well as your pocket book by explaining the terms and characteristics of radiant barriers. Enjoy!
There are many products actually out on the market today that actually help reflect the suns infrared heat away from your attic and home.The Cool Color Series from GAF-ELK is one such product. The Cool Color Series shingles help slow the heat build up in attics and meets initial Energy Star performance levels.Cool Colors Series have a .26 solar reflectance and .92 thermal emittance. These shingles will help lower the amount of heat that enters your home.
But light colored metal roof will have more of an energy saving impact than it's asphalt counterpart.
Maybe your attic isn't properly ventilated. For every 150 square feet of attic space you need 1 square foot of ventilation this can be installed near the top of your roof or under the over hang of your roof (soffit area).
Also if you have interior walls that back up to your attic (Hot Walls), you should make sure the insulation is properly installed. Most houses built before 2005 have improperly installed insulation at the hot walls of homes. Call SEI for an Energy Tune Up Inspection today and make sure you are doing everything you can to help reduce the amount of energy your home uses.q
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