Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing Lowes
Installs like conventional roof sheathing requiring no additional labor patented vaporvents technology helps panels dry from construction moisture more quickly than other brands installed in more than 1 5 million homes to date lp techshield radiant barrier sheathing is the industry s best selling brand of radiant barrier sheathing.
Radiant barrier roof sheathing lowes. Your radiant barrier makes the roof deck sheathing invisible from the attic. Edge seal helps prevent moisture intrusion and water related issues that can lead to call backs. Solarbord sheathing 7 16 cat ps2 10 radiant osb. Find osb sheathing osb at lowe s today.
It reduces attic temperatures by up to 30 degrees fahrenheit and it blocks up to 97 of radiant heat. There is a misconception that if the heat is coming in through the roof shingles and strikes a radiant barrier only to reflect back out of the roof shingles then it will be twice as hot. Because radiant barrier materials repel moisture as well as heat the water vapor has nowhere to go. Strong and uniform consistency throughout.
Find osb at lowe s today. Quality base layer for wall and roof sheathing applications. No core voids knots or splits. This reflection insulation also has high mechanical properties making it perfect for load bearing applications in construction.
Span and exposure rated sheathing with dimensional stability. Osb sheathing 15 32 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. But on the bright side. Also any water leak will fall onto the backside of the radiant barrier and roll down the slope until it reaches the eaves soffits.
Available in 8 ft 9 ft and 10 ft lengths. Product overview the osb techshield radiant barrier osb is engineered to improve energy efficiency. This basically allows for wood rot to continue and inspectors have a more difficult time finding areas of concern. The most effective radiant barrier sheathing is a structural roof sheathing panel which consists of an osb panel with heat reflecting foil laminated to one side.
Other kinds of radiant barriers combine reflective materials usually aluminium foil with materials like plastic films cardboard and kraft paper.