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A Good Foundation Will Include Solid Ground InsulationMuch like the Styrofoam cup you hold each morning with your cup of coffee (without feeling the burning temperatures), Insul-Tarp ground insulation protects against the transfer of hot and cold air. When incorporating concrete insulation, you essentially provide your customers with an igloo effect, keeping the cold on one side and the heat on the other. Just like your coffee cup keeps your hands from feeling the true temperature of what is on the other side. The Insul-Tarp ground insulation acts as a radiant barrier under concrete and is simple to use and easy to install. It ends up saving you labor costs in the end and a lot of headaches for the end user as well. Radiant floor heating systems are very vulnerable to ground temperatures. When concrete insulation is places under the slab it protects the foundation from unnecessary heat loss so the radiant floor heating system can operate at the highest efficiency possible. This ground insulation is light-weight and easy to work with. Laying it under concrete or as in-slab insulation gives an added boost to the overall insulation of the building. Ground heat loss is very common and quite difficult to remedy without proper ground insulation. Begin from the ground up and deliver the proper concrete insulation to protect against heat loss with Insul-Tarp. |
Insul-Tarp Ground Insulation Protects Heat LossA radiant barrier such as the Insul-Tarp ground insulation acts as an effective layer beneath your building to prevent summer heat gain and winter heat loss. With a radiant barrier in place you will see your buildings heating and cooling energy usage go down, making them more energy efficient and more cost effective. Insul-Tarp is used specifically in partnership with a heated floor system, acting as a radiant heat insulation that can more effectively keep heat in your home when you need it and out when you don’t. Insul-Tarp ground insulation is one of the most effective radiant barriers as they work to reduce heat transfer by thermal radiation across the ground. Most heat loss occurs against a cold or frozen ground, yet with a radiant barrier in place you protect your building from unneeded heat loss. Many builders think to provide a radiant barrier in the attic to eliminate as much heat loss as possible, but more and more they are also considering it as a valuable option under slab radiant floor insulation. Because of its unique design, the Insul-Tarp is a lightweight, flexible, and very durable radiant insulation. Many new construction sites are investigating the increased efficiency of radiant heat floor systems and without fail, a radiant barrier such as the Insul-Tarp is used to keep the system operating at peak efficiency. Anytime you can prevent heat loss in the winter or heat gain in the summer you will see a bottom-line of savings. |
