Your radiant barrier makes the roof deck sheathing invisible from the attic.
Radiant roof barrier sheathing.
Radiant energy transferred through standard roof sheathing creates heat build up in the attic.
With no barrier to restrict the heat it radiates through the insulation into living spaces causing room temperatures to rise.
As the original 1 brand of radiant barrier sheathing lp techshield panels vaporvents technology prevents moisture buildup during and after construction while blocking up to 97 of radiant heat in roof panels.
Radiant barrier applied either under the roof rafters or under the roof sheathing is probably the most common application of a radiant barrier but many homeowners shy away from it because they don t fully understand what radiant barrier is or how it works.
In the heat of the summer radiant barrier sheathing will keep the maximum attic temperature up to 30 cooler than attics with standard sheathing.
This basically allows for wood rot to continue and inspectors have a more difficult time finding areas of concern.
How weyerhaeuser rbs works.
But on the bright side.
Installed in over 1 5 million homes in the united states lp techshield panels also lower attic temperatures up to 30 f.
The hotter it gets the better radiant barriers work.
Thus less heat is transferred into living areas through the ceiling.
More energy is needed to cool the house and that means higher energy costs for homeowners.
Also any water leak will fall onto the backside of the radiant barrier and roll down the slope until it reaches the eaves soffits.