Reflective Foil Wall Insulation

Wall wrap insulation such as sisalation services two main purposes.

Reflective foil wall insulation. Single and multilayer reflective insulation is designed with low emittance low e surfaces and expander technology that separates each layer to create two or more reflective air spaces within the wall or ceiling cavity. Most commonly it s supplied as sheets used for sarking laminated onto plasterboard or expanded polystyrene xps or supplied as a backing on concertina style batts. Firstly it protects the inside of the building from wind moisture and dust effectively sealing it off from much of the elements. Staples screws washers foil tape contact cement or construction adhesive.

Low e foil layer s insulate enclosed air spaces to reduce convection and conduction. This reflective insulation product is not only versatile but very easy to work with and install. Multiple options are available for fastening the product. Foil insulation can take any one of a number forms.

Found in major outlets such as in home depot s insulation aisle reflectix comes in tightly spooled rolls of 25 by 2 feet of shiny reflective foil look bubble wrap texture insulation in plastic bags. Secondly reflective foil insulates the home by stopping almost all radiant heat transfer.