Radiant Barrier Insulation Roll 1000 sq ft Xtreme Heavy Duty Reflective Attic Foil, 48-inch by 250-feet Perforated Breathable Double Reflective Aluminum House Wrap Thermal Roll

Remember that guy in Phoenix that died in someone's attic doing HVAC during the summer when it was one hundred and a billion degrees out? I was almost that guy. So I'm up in the attic, doing HVAC for the new addition on the house. Pretty straightforward stuff, and it's Phoenix. IT'S. ALWAYS. HOT. So attic heat - no problem. Well, in my infinite wisdom I purchased this product ahead of time. I'm going up there anyway, I might as well install some reflecto-barrier while I'm at it. Now - if you're going to be working in the attic, it's wise to lay down some boards to work on, instead of laying in fiberglass insulation. Let me tell you how much fun it is to go up there, sweat like a madman, have all your pores WIDE OPEN, and roll about in fiberglass. The itch is real people. So I figure - why not double my reflective capacity and put down the plywood with the reflective barrier already on it! Genius right? So there I am, up in the attic, 118 degrees outside, literally no airflow. I've got the radiant roof pouring heat in from outside. I've got plywood with reflecto-space-blanket coating underneath me. Might as well be a solar oven up there. I dropped 10lbs of water weight. I might have even seen Jesus. Somewhere in there just shy of dying from heat exposure I realize I've got this amazing shiny stuff that I need to staple to the rafters. I cut a slice, even the barrier from just sitting there is about 140-billion degrees. I'm feeling fortunate for my gloves... incredibly stupid for doing this in the summer... and not sure if I'm dead or alive... *whack* first staple in. *whack* next one in. Slowly but surely, maintaining professional levels of alignment, equal spacing on the staples, and having a great conversation with the rainbow unicorn kitty (who knew they could talk?) I got the first piece in place. What a relief. The kitty thinks it's sparkly, and it looks like a disco. We need some better music. But we decide to put up more, to really complete the theme. Then when everyone else shows up it will be a real party. Next piece of barrier cut. *whack*whack*whack* staples going in. Let me tell you, when this stuff touches your skin - it's like the fire of a thousand suns. All that reflective power must concentrate the reflected energy into one tiny little spot. It even sizzles a little bit. *whack*whack*whack* a few more staples in, and the second barrier is up. Look kitty - it looks like a spaceship! Bet the guys on the moon didn't have it this good. I slide underneath the area with the reflective barrier and I swear the temperature dropped 15 degrees. NO JOKE. Lying there was like heaven, if heaven was 120 degrees, dark, and itchy. Kitty says the party is canceled... but I can't find kitty anymore. Oh well, real friends are hard to come by, and rainbow unicorn kitties are too needy anyway. I happen to like this music anyway. All jokes aside, you could literally feel the temperature change between the area with the barrier and the area without. It is not fun to put up, Imagine working with a 4-foot wide piece of silver saran wrap - without all the stretch. If you get it lined up just right, you can get it installed amazingly tight and it's quite impressive. I used 1/2" staples, and they held amazingly well, even with all the tugging and fussing I was doing to get it in place. If I didn't get it just right, the stuff doesn't tear easily, but with a little effort I could rip it off of the staples and reposition. The material seems to be tear resistant, so rips won't continue if you do mess up and have to pull a staple or two through. Great product, would definitely buy again, once I use up this roll.

This stuff really works! I was surprised on how much heat this blocked. On my west facing roof in the afternoon, the attic side roof was 140 F and this material was 108. North side was 125F roof and 108F material. Meaning the ambient temp of the attic was 108. Also, this material is very durable. It can be quite awkward placing it in the tight spaces of the attic, but its durability limits the chances of tears. However, I would like it to be ~50" in width. Sometimes the rafters are not exactly 16" apart and its tough to get 4 rafters in there. A competitor makes a 51" version of this

Added this to my attic to hopefully keep my furnace from freezing up on extreme heat days and to save money on ac bills. It’s thick, durable and more easily installed with a helper. It lowered the temp by 10 degrees measured with laser pointer type of device on barrier covered sections vs none. It was hard to install in some areas due to my furnace being in the way, no real floor in most sections and I did it alone.

I did my research into radiant barrier insulation to allay my doubts before purchasing this for my attic . My contractor who is old school didn't believe it would make much of a difference and thought an attic fan would be sufficient. Boy, was he wrong! I had a solar-powered fan installed, and the temp in the attic still hit upwards of 120 degrees in the summer. I looked into radiant barrier insulation as the next major option. It works to reflect back solar radiation, effectively creating shade from the radiation as tree cover would. I bought this product and a staple gun and went to work. I made sure to watch videos on proper installation beforehand which brought up tips such as allowing for venting at the apex (top) of the attic. With the barrier in place, the temperature noticeably dropped. the attic no longer hit 120 degrees and stayed below 100 degrees in the summer. I had my contractor check out the attic afterwards, and he became a believer. As for the product itself, it seems to be high quality and seems durable. It's been over 6 months and so far so good.

Good product, though I found a similar product for much cheaper. I finished my front attic with this and was planning on completing my other attic and even the garage, but couldn’t purchase again. I was reluctantly forced to search for an alternative after this “in stock” item’s shipping was delayed twice.