This is a variable answer. Industry standards help out and actual accounts from customers provide information that helps us determine the amount of money we save. All products we offer help you save heating and cooling cost which is approximately 50% of your total bill on average. Radiant barrier can save up to 25% of Heating and Cooling, Perma Frost can save up to 20% of Cooling costs, Weatherization and Duct sealing can save up to 25% of heating and cooling costs.
NO! The product AAA Heat Stop utilizes is a foil product that blocks 97% of all radiant heat. Spray on products block only 70 -75% of radiant heat, are not even classified a radiant barrier and provide no energy savings in the winter months.
Emphatically NO! Companies that provide a spray on radiant control coat will tell you that it is only effective in blocking up to 75% of radiant heat. What they will not tell you is that it has a limited lifetime of 6-10 years before needing an additional coat, and that it will block the 75% if it has 2 coats applied! I have seen the work and from what I can tell 2 coats are rarely if ever applied to your home. So are you getting the 75% blockage and a good ROI? I would bet you are not with a spray on product.
There are 2 ways to apply the foil Radiant Barrier. One method is to staple it to the underside rafters of the roof, blocking the heat from coming into your attic. The other method which I prefer is to lay it directly on top of all insulation in the attic and staple it to the vertical insulated walls in the attic. The latter method, will provide a level of maintaining your heat use in the winter time. If it is stapled under the roof rafters it will give you no heat trapping during winter months. AAA Heat Stop feels that even though the winter savings are not as significant as the summer savings, it is always better to save more rather than less!
