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Metal is a great thermal conductor. Most people expect to be cold in a metal building in winter and hot in a metal building in summer. In many situations, however, people, animals, or stored items need a controlled environment in which to function effectively, and having adequate metal building insulation will decrease costs for heating and cooling. Metal building insulation must do several things: provide a radiant heat barrier, create a vapor barrier, and discourage small animals from finding a new home inside insulation. A radiant heat barrier acts as a reflector. You want warm, heated air to stay inside in winter and cool air to stay inside in hot summer months. The radiant heat barrier reflects both the warm air and cooled air back into the interior of the building. Because the metal roof and walls are such great thermal conductors, this layer of insulation is necessary to prevent you from heating or cooling the great outdoors. A vapor barrier prevents condensation caused by a temperature differential between one side of a metal sheet and another. Condensation will damage your building, lower the R-value of insulation, and create hostile conditions inside the building due to humidity, mold, and mildew growth. You also don’t want rodents or birds finding a new nest in your insulation, so metal building insulation should prevent this. There are now new insulation systems that will not allow small animals to burrow in and make homes. If you fail to insulate during the building phase, you’ll find that the increased costs of maintenance and repair quickly eat up any initial savings on the bottom line. Paying for a top-of-the-line insulation system up front will save you headaches, time, and money down the road. Sealed N Safe is a metal building insulation manufactures an energy efficient system that is both cost effective and easy to implement. Our systems are specifically designed to meet or exceed US Energy Codes. (http://sealednsafe.com/)
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