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NO BRAINER

We have this. A new foam (the real thick built up foam) and understructure got painted with white reflective plastic. We had immediate savings of AC and Heating cost but it is hard to know how much to allot to the paint directly.

White Roofs Catch on as Energy Cost Cutters

You can do it on any roof. Our neighbor has a built up tar roof and he got it sprayed white. He is under the hill and has shade and has the air off much of the time. He is also an old desert rat. We are getting there.

The other thing we do is keep the house about 80 which is very high for this area. The result is that we are accustomed to it and, at times, I will tweak it up a degree or two because it is "too cold".

Labels: environment, rehab