Barrier Coat
Radiance® e-0.25 Attic Barrier
Radiance® e-0.25 Attic Barrier is designed to be applied to the underside of roof decks and gable ends (rafters optional). It helps keep structures warmer in the winter, and cooler in the summer, while at the same time reducing heating and cooling costs.
Where to Use Radiance® e-0.25 Attic Barrier
- Interior only
- Plywood and chip board roof decking
- Sheetrock
- Primed or coated metal roofing
- Ceiling tile
- Precast concrete
Features and Benefits
- Reduces heating and cooling bills
- Reflects up to 75% of radiant energy
- One coat coverage on bare wood and primed metal
- Low emissivity… "e" value is 0.25
Ceramic-Aluminum Barrier Coating
Barrier Coat Available From Energy Air Control in Katy
Radiant barrier, radiation control & vapor retarder coating, and sound barrier. A cost effective boost to conventional home insulation that can save energy and money.
As a Radiant Barrier: Stops heat from entering or escaping.
Hy-Tech Barrier Coat is the ONLY radiant barrier paint that contains pure metal (aluminum) pigment, Hy-Tech insulating ceramic microspheres and NO mineral spirits or other volatile, flammable solvents.
How it Works:
Barrier Coat contains aluminum metal in the form of thin “Leafing” Aluminum flakes which are highly reflective and reduce the penetration of IR radiation. The overlapping aluminum flakes align themselves parallel to and concentrated near the surface of the coating and have reflectance values of 0.75 to 0.8 for the key spectral range of 1 to 8 .mu.m.
In addition to the infrared reflective aluminum pigment, Barrier Coat also contains a very high concentration of heat reducing Hy-Tech Insulation ceramics. The combination of these two head reduction pigments forms Hy-Tech’s exclusive “Ceramic Vacuum Matrix” which minimizes solar-induced heat build-up.
As a Vapor Retarder: You Must Prevent Moisture Accumulation
Moisture control is a major concern associated with thermal insulation. The warm air inside your house contains water vapor. If this vapor passes in the insulation and condenses, it can cause signification loss of insulating value.
If moisture becomes deposited in the building structure, it can cause mold growth, peeling paint, and eventual rotting of structural wood.
To guard against moisture problems, use Barrier Coat on interior walls and ceilings and provide adequate ventilation for the house. If you have a crawl space you should spray the underside with Barrier Coat.
As a Sound Barrier:
The Hy-Tech hollow ceramic microspheres are a vacuum inside. Physics law states that nothing can move by conduction through a vacuum, since it represents an absence of matter. In effect we have a miniature thermos bottle…a microscopic hollow vacuum sphere that resists thermal conductivity and reduces the transfer of sound fairly well. Although Barrier Coat reduces the transfer of sound it is not intended to be a solution for serious sound problems. (For sound reduction).
Barrier Coat #85 Features:
- Very low odor, soap and water cleanup
- Environmentally Friendly! Contains No ammonia, No alcohol, No solvents!
- Easily installed using brush, roller, or spray
- Low applied cost per square foot
- Dual Protection: The metallic aluminum pigment reflects away radiant energy or heat from the sun during the summer months and in winter the same microscopic aluminum particles prevent radiant heat from leaving the building. Hy-Tech insulation ceramics further reduce conductive heat transfer.
- Permeable, does not trap moisture but reduces its rate of transfer.
- Excellent for back priming wood sheathing and siding in new construction not only providing a superior radiant barrier but also protects against wood rot from water intrusion through cracks and splits in the wood.
- Saves money by lowering heating and cooling cost of operation and wear and tear of the equipment.
- Improves efficiency of existing insulation by lowering the temperatures that it is exposed to.
- An easy way to upgrade existing structures.
- Barrier coat can be top coated with decorative, conventional wall paint.
- On interior wall applications Barrier Coat not only provides a barrier to radiated heat but also an Aluminum vapor barrier which reduces water vapor transfer through the walls, a real plus for older homes and homes with EIFS wall systems.
- Easily applied to attic space, underside of roof decking, sidewalls and overhead doors in metal buildings, ductwork, pipes, interiors of cargo transportation vehicles, barns, storage buildings, animal shelters, grain silos, poultry housing…the applications are endless.
- Due to the high reflectivity of the coating Barrier Coat increases interior lighting levels in commercial and industrial buildings which aids in reducing lighting costs.
- In buildings heated by infrared heaters, wood burning stoves or other radiant heat sources, Barrier Coat greatly improves the efficiency of the heat source reducing fuel and energy costs.