The Hidden Dangers of Roofs: How Infrared Heat Can Affect Your Attic

It can typically get to 180 degrees or more on the top shingles of a roof and the bottom of the roof deck can easily be 150 degrees!
Once the roof is hot, it's going to radiate heat across the attic and heat up the #insulation
The roof heats up the insulation without ever even touching it! It's the infrared #radiation (or heat being emitted by the roof) that heats up the attic insulation. Radiant heat is the invisible part of the light spectrum; it travels at the speed of light until it's either absorbed or reflected. In a typical attic the heat comes off the roof and is absorbed by the attic insulation, making your home get hot. To learn more, visit atticfoil.com/
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