Test post--radiant barriers or more insulation

[gkhouston]

Which do you think would be better for a house in Texas?

[struggle4progress]

1. discussing insulation is disruptive in this forum. i'm going to ban you

pm me when you get the ban message

[gkhouston]

2. I should explain that we're willing to pay some bucks for the radiant barrier

but we're thinking putting in the insulation ourselves would be cheaper. Anybody done this?

[gkhouston]

5. Hey! Somebody blocked me! WTF?

Just testing to see if the unblock worked.

[struggle4progress]

6. now i'm going to make you a host

[gkhouston]

8. Whoa! I locked and unlocked this thread successfully, but when I

tried to self-delete a post, it did the deletion but changed the font size and gave some error messages. Yet another bug for the list.

[William769]

3. nuclear

[struggle4progress]

4. we prefer not to discuss nuclear insulation here so i'm banning you

pm me when you get the ban message and i'll unban you

[struggle4progress]

9. i also made you a host

[kristopher]

10. radiant barrier probably

Both if you can swing it.

radiant barrier (not reflective bubble wrap) should be perforated and can be purchased on ebay for about $110 - 130 per 1000 sqft roll.

Install neatly and follow directions.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=radiant+barrier+foil&_sacat=0&_odkw=radiant+barrier&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[gkhouston]

13. I'll save the link; thanks. n/t

[BlueCollar]

11. I did both two years ago

Radiant barrier and added 36" R24 blown insulation. I'm in Fort Worth.

Average electricity bill down by 50% month over month. Went from averaging $360-$400 to less than $200.

My out of pocket was $3300.00 but well worth it. (You can deduct some of it on your taxes as an energy credit)

[gkhouston]

12. Thanks! n/t

[BlueCollar]

14. I used a company called EAS

Efficient Attic Systems. Their pricing is negotiable. Local EAS was rated very highly on Angie's list.

2200 square feet. Too much to do by myself.