<div dir="ltr">I installed radiant barrier in the attic above my garage office - that along with 12" of blown-in insulation did wonders. Cell reception is slightly less than optimal in the office, but I'll take that for the lower energy costs. <br>
<br><br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jim,<br>
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You might want to consider a powered thermostatically controlled vent fan for the attic. It will keep your attic cooler. It's fairly simple and cheap, but I don't know what the payback is. If you have work done on your roof, you could add a ridge vent. Those also help a bit. Maybe a good bit. A radiant barrier can be a good option but that costs some $$$ to get. Payback is longer.<br>
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You could look up the heating degree days and cooling degree days for this area. GA has both harsh winters (at times) and harsh summers. There is hardly ever a time when my heat pump is neither heating nor cooling. Black shingles help some with winter heating, but I would imagine they do more harm than good. For better or worse, it would probably be harder to sell a house with a really light roof.<br>
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PS, get cellulose insulation if you can. You'd have to check into the pros and cons. A relative recently told me that, if your house is hit by a tornado, it blasts little bits of fiberglass insulation everywhere and into everything, so even if your clothes, bed, carpet, and sofa are intact, you can't use them again because of the fiberglass.<br>
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PPS, you didn't trim this message. 8-) I chopped it for you.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Ron<br>
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