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Foil loft insulation is quickly taking the world by storm.

Multifoil

NASA scientists first discovered the great insulating properties of foil when they started using it for their million-dollar space shuttles, but you don’t need to be an astronaut to feel the benefits of effective under-rafter foil insulation in your earthly abode. Aluminium foil has now become the standard insulation material for existing homes in several countries, most notably, Australia.

Here is a short list of the pros of foil loft insulation:

  • Clean and hygienic to install, with no mess
  • Regulates temperature throughout a home
  • Reflects rising heat
  • Moisture resistant 
  • Efficient and versatile
  • Very hygienic
  • Non-flammable
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How Does Multi-Foil Loft Insulation Work?

What makes foil insulation stand out from other insulative products is its ability to reflect up to 95% of radiated heat. In short, it can radiate rising heat back down. Once installed, it acts as a radiant barrier excellent at regulating the internal temperature of a building.

Another trait of foil insulation is that its heat reflection works in all directions: on hotter days, it can reflect solar radiation from the Sun away from your roofing area, keeping the temperature cool throughout your home.

Multifoil is the brand of multi-foil insulation that we specialise in handling. It is considered by customers across the globe to be one of the most flexible, versatile, and overall best foil insulation products available for lofts.

Perfect for Mid-20th Century Properties

We highly recommend multifoil for mid-aged homes built from the 1920s to the 1960s, especially those in relatively warm parts of the UK such as East Anglia. The installation team at RJ Insulation are experienced in installing multifoil insulation material, which requires an expert touch to handle safely due to its highly conductive properties. Although multi foil insulation cannot be installed on modern trussed roofs, it is perfect for properties built roughly within this 40+ year timeframe, which comprises a significant portion of all homes in the UK.

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Benefits of Multifoil Loft Insulation

Acting as a radiant barrier for your home’s roof area, foil loft insulation is a great investment, especially for newly-built properties. See below for some of the specific benefits of Multifoil insulation!

Superior Temperature Regulation

When it comes to regulating temperature, whether it’s hot or cold, multifoil’s radiative properties make it one of the best insulation products on the market. Its reflective properties allow it to retain heat produced from within the house, while simultaneously deflecting excess solar radiation from outside. This prevents your property from overheating during summer.

Save on Your Energy Bills

As with all of our sustainable loft insulation pads, multifoil insulation can save you money on your energy bills. By minimising reliance on your home’s heating and energy systems during the cooler weather, this modern choice can help combat any stress surrounding your monthly payments.

Clean, Hygienic Installation

One thing nobody looks forward to when they are planning to install loft insulation is dealing with the mess and aerial debris created during the process. Frustratingly, this wastes time for both you and the installation team. Multifoil loft insulation is as clean as they come, with no risk of creating allergenic particles during installation.

Flexible and Versatile

Foil insulation can be applied across many areas of a house besides the loft, including cavity walls, conservatories, and storage areas. In this regard, it is extremely versatile, as well as flexible once it is applied. Ask our friendly insulation experts about the potential applications of multifoil insulation.

Reduce Carbon Emissions

By minimising your reliance on your home’s heating systems, you will, in turn, reduce your overall carbon emissions. If you want to help the planet one small step at a time, installing foil loft insulation rolls is as good a place to start as any!

Fire Resistant

Multifoil is ranked as Class 0 on the national fire safety product regulations, meaning it is considered an extremely low fire risk, insofar as how much the flames spread across the surface of the material.

Water Vapour Resistant

Like many other insulation products, multifoil can act as a vapour barrier to block and absorb excess moisture in the air. Furthermore, thermal foil insulation cladding is well protected against liquid water, which tends to build up in the upper areas of a house.

High Longevity

We offer a lifetime insurance-backed guarantee through IWA for our multifoil insulation installations due to the material’s extremely high longevity. Once installed, the foil material can actually last a lifetime.

Which? Trusted Trader Installation Standards

Our team of insulation installation experts have been approved by a number of organisations. Having worked hard to gain these accreditations, they are all proud to offer a consistently excellent service.

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Our Lifetime Insulation Guarantee

RJ Insulation’s eco-friendly and sustainable products all come with a lifetime guarantee. The lifetime is against the building itself, so as long as your home stands, your SupaSoft, multifoil, or Sheeps Wool loft insulation will be covered by our guarantee. Additionally, we offer a warranty backed by insurance from the IWA for a period of 5 years.

Radiant Barriers Explained

If you’re still a little confused about radiant barrier insulation, don’t worry, you’re probably not alone! We have put together some diagrams that we hope will make the process clearer to understand.

As you can see, when a radiant barrier such as thermal foil loft insulation is placed around the upper levels of a building, it can protect against heat radiation emanating from the Sun. The building is protected from these solar rays, which are harmlessly bounced back or absorbed by the material.

Simultaneously, the radiant barrier install reflects up to 95% of heat and circulates it throughout the building. The interior of the loft, now completely airtight, maintains a steadily warm temperature as a result of this. Like all of our other sustainable insulation products, multifoil allows for enough ventilation to prevent a home from overheating.

Certified Foil Insulation Roll Installers

You may be wondering if our service is truly trustworthy. To assuage any concerns, several organisations have glowingly approved our service. RJ Insulation is Which? and Trusted Trader Approved.

In short, you can trust us for your insulation installation needs. Our friendly team always encourage you to make the most informed decisions about your preferred insulation through our online questionnaire.

Full list of organisations that we are members of, or have been approved by:

  • Which?
  • National Insulation Association 
  • Trading Standards
  • IWA Deposit and Guarantee Protection

Customer Testimonials

 

Whole process very professional from start to finish, took time to explain options and didn’t feel pressured into anything.

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Joanna Janus

RJ Insulations Customer

From the initial call to the completion of the job, it’s been a pleasure to deal with RJ Insulation. After the survey, we were given a quote almost straight away but no hard sell or pressure attached to it. The date for installation was agreed. Two lovely guys turned up to fit the foil in the loft, both were very polite and courteous at all times. Dust sheets were put down and they hoovered up at the end of the job both days. I would recommend this company to anyone who’s thinking of having new loft insulation put in. You won’t get better than this, genuine people that take pride in what they do, a rare commodity these days.

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Clarke

RJ Insulations Customer

R&J completed a loft conversion project for me in September 2021. From pre-sale to implementation, the experience of doing business with them was exemplary. Ron led us through a thorough, inclusive design process, where he and Max offered polite suggestions based on their experience, but always ensured we were getting exactly what we wanted. The statement of work and price breakdown were crystal clear, and they stayed in constant communication until the job was complete. Max and the rest of the install team carried out extremely high quality work, with great care and consideration, and the end result was absolutely perfect. It is clear that the whole team takes pride in the quality of the outcome they deliver, and it was an absolute pleasure to use their service. I would highly recommend R&J to anyone considering any kind of loft conversion work, they will not let you down.

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Barnes

RJ Insulations Customer

Cannot fault the team at all. From start to end, nothing but amazing service. From quotation to updates on installation from Ron and Ross. To Max and his team turning up to carrying out the work. Treated our home like theirs. Friendly, polite and great workmanship all the way. We are so pleased with the results. Highly recommended the team.

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Stockbridge

RJ Insulations Customer

We recently moved to a new property with a walk in loft plus a shallow loft at the apex of the house. The walk in loft was very draughty especially in windy weather. We could also hear every word spoken in the loft clearly in the kitchen/rooms below. We thought the SuperFOIL product would be perfect, as we’d read that many mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on foam products fitted between the joists making the property hard to sell. We contacted R J Insulations and were impressed with their Surveyors (initial quote and follow up prior to installation) and with the communication from the sales office. The installation team (3 guys) were brilliant. So organised. They prepared our house with sheeting to cover walkways, were informative about every stage of the installation and were so polite. The installation took 2 days. We had SuperFOIL on the joists in the walk in loft and SupaSoft between the rafters and also SupaSoft between the rafters in the apex loft space. The first thing we noticed was the reduction in noise – the SupaSoft

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Weston

RJ Insulations Customer

From the initial call to the completion of the job, it’s been a pleasure to deal with RJ Insulation. After the survey, we were given a quote almost straight away but no hard sell or pressure attached to it. The date for installation was agreed. Two lovely guys turned up to fit the foil in the loft, both were very polite and courteous at all times. Dust sheets were put down and they hoovered up at the end of the job both days. I would recommend this company to anyone who’s thinking of having new loft insulation put in. You won’t get better than this, genuine people that take pride in what they do, a rare commodity these days.

C
Clarke

RJ Insulations Customer

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    FAQs

    Multifoil Insulation Installation FAQs

    Studies have indicated that out of all metals, aluminium is of the highest interest to environmental scientists. This is due to its relatively low net negative impacts on biological ecosystems. The fact that aluminium is durable, versatile and recyclable makes it ideal for long-term human usage. 

    Beyond its immediate physical benefits, aluminium insulation can also work to help the environment once installed in your home. By effectively retaining heat in winter, this handy addition can reduce your reliance on heating – cutting carbon emissions across the board.

    By the physical laws of convection, heat always rises; when it reaches the ceiling layers, it is likely to escape straight through the roof if the loft is uninsulated. Aluminium insulation is designed to combat this issue – retaining heat where it’s most needed, whilst keeping temperatures stable and comfortable throughout summer. But how?

    In short, Aluminium foil insulation works as a thermal barrier (or a radiant barrier), meaning that it absorbs and reflects heat energy. When applied to a ceiling area, it can redirect heat coming from within and outside of the home – keeping the warmth produced by your heating systems in, and excess heat from the sun out.

    Multifoil is an exceptionally versatile insulating material, even outside of lofts. It can be applied to many areas of a house, including cavity walls, floorboards, window panes, and more. Further beyond that, it has even been used on NASA spacecraft, which is where foil’s insulating properties were first put to good use. 

    Per our company’s individual expertise, we primarily deal with multifoil loft, conservatory, and storage room insulation installations. All of our team members are well-trained and experienced in dealing with these particular tasks. To discuss your specific insulation requirements, please get in touch with them over the phone, or using our simple contact form.

    How exactly your foil loft insulation is installed depends on your specific circumstances, including the type of space you’re looking to insulate. Generally, our installers will first check the suitability of the loft structure and make sure that your home does not have modern trussed roofing, as this is the one structure that is incompatible with multifoil insulation. 

    After suitability is confirmed, the foil cladding will be carefully laid down between the loft joists. If you have a storage conversion in mind, we can also board the material up for added protection.

    The reasoning boils down to issues of cost and practicality. As multifoil comes in rolls, it can be easily applied to a single, expansive space, such as an average mid-20th century loft. Since modern roofs have trussed lofts, getting the material around those barricades will require some creative cutting and rejigging which can take far longer than necessary and also up the costs exponentially. In the majority of cases, it simply isn’t worth getting a modern trussed roof insulated with foil when more cost effective options are available, namely SupaSoft Recycled Plastic.

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