Reflective Insulation - Anyone use it in their coop?

You are right, homedepot and lowes don't carry radiant barrier osb even in my area (South central Texas) we got ours at McCoys which is a chain in Texas. However we found the product in Home Depot website, maybe they can order it for you?
 
I saw it was available at McCoys, but they appear to be located only in Texas. I also saw it on the HD site. I will contact them to see if they can get it for me.
 
I wanted to jump in and help clarify some points concerning reflective insulation and insulating your chicken houses. There are two ways to look at insulating. First, and this pertains to radiant barrier sheathing, would be a new build or new construction. OSB suppliers offer radiant barrier sheathing which is essentially radiant barrier insulation laminated to a sheet of plywood. If this material is available in your local market this will alleviate your need to install the insulation. The second, and this pertains to reflective insulation or bubble insulation, is for the remodel or to insulate existing buildings (can also be used to insulate new buildings if you are not constructing them with plywood).

The confusion comes in with the industry terminology. Radiant barriers, the actual product, is a sheet like material whereas reflective bubble foil insulation is reflective surfaces fused to an inner single or double layer of polyethylene bubbles. All of these materials fall under the umbrella of reflective insulation and all will work to help keep heat in during winter months (the birds and/or heat source) provide the heat and will keep heat out during summer months. In summer, the radiant heat is generated by the sun which warms up the roofing material and radiates this heat downward into the coop.

Typically radiant barriers are used in sheathing or under the roof joists in residential houses. The reflective bubble insulation is used more often in the agricultural sector (barns, metal buildings, chicken coups, etc.)

For our projects I prefer the reflective bubble insulation. Because the product has a thickness and traps air in the material it is not only a radiant barrier but provides R-Value as well. It does cost more per square foot but there is more material. Our two chicken houses are insulated with bubble foil (red-stars and white leg horns). We also use the material to insulate the inside of an enclosure we built in one of the barns for the well pump and water tank. We used to heat the little room with a heat lamp and now only have to use a 60W incandescent bulb. Further uses include the stable where we keep the Jersey calves. The regular cow stables are warm enough with the animal's body heat to not need insulation.

I'm a bit biased, but you cannot beat this material for several reasons. It's tough and flexible. It can be washed and reused, and it is impervious to moisture which is always high in agricultural buildings. The price, as compared to other insulating materials is very reasonable. Hope this helps.
 
Thanks for sharing that InsulationStop. I was looking at it in a store yesterday, and I have made a decision to go with the reflective bubble insulation for the floor and roof.
 
Thanks for sharing that InsulationStop. I was looking at it in a store yesterday, and I have made a decision to go with the reflective bubble insulation for the floor and roof.
Keep us posted with the results, I bet there are many chicken keepers that would like to know how good this insulation work.
 
I saw it was available at McCoys, but they appear to be located only in Texas. I also saw it on the HD site. I will contact them to see if they can get it for me.
I just bought some reflective bubbles insulation from menards if you have that store by you i hope it works for my coop
 
I wanted to jump in and help clarify some points concerning reflective insulation and insulating your chicken houses. There are two ways to look at insulating. First, and this pertains to radiant barrier sheathing, would be a new build or new construction. OSB suppliers offer radiant barrier sheathing which is essentially radiant barrier insulation laminated to a sheet of plywood. If this material is available in your local market this will alleviate your need to install the insulation. The second, and this pertains to reflective insulation or bubble insulation, is for the remodel or to insulate existing buildings (can also be used to insulate new buildings if you are not constructing them with plywood).

The confusion comes in with the industry terminology. Radiant barriers, the actual product, is a sheet like material whereas reflective bubble foil insulation is reflective surfaces fused to an inner single or double layer of polyethylene bubbles. All of these materials fall under the umbrella of reflective insulation and all will work to help keep heat in during winter months (the birds and/or heat source) provide the heat and will keep heat out during summer months. In summer, the radiant heat is generated by the sun which warms up the roofing material and radiates this heat downward into the coop.

Typically radiant barriers are used in sheathing or under the roof joists in residential houses. The reflective bubble insulation is used more often in the agricultural sector (barns, metal buildings, chicken coups, etc.)

For our projects I prefer the reflective bubble insulation. Because the product has a thickness and traps air in the material it is not only a radiant barrier but provides R-Value as well. It does cost more per square foot but there is more material. Our two chicken houses are insulated with bubble foil (red-stars and white leg horns). We also use the material to insulate the inside of an enclosure we built in one of the barns for the well pump and water tank. We used to heat the little room with a heat lamp and now only have to use a 60W incandescent bulb. Further uses include the stable where we keep the Jersey calves. The regular cow stables are warm enough with the animal's body heat to not need insulation.

I'm a bit biased, but you cannot beat this material for several reasons. It's tough and flexible. It can be washed and reused, and it is impervious to moisture which is always high in agricultural buildings. The price, as compared to other insulating materials is very reasonable. Hope this helps.
Hello, can I install this on the outside of my metal shed wall? It's corrugated but also has more air gaps than from inside of coop. I have only the foil sheet, not the bubble integrated. I'm in North Texas and trying to keep inside cool as possible. For the roof I will do it from underside of the metal roof. This is purely a metal shed too. Thank you
 

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