Paint Attic Rafters

The rafters are being sprayed completely this usually costs more when you get an estimate.

Paint attic rafters.

Then aaron attempted to actually paint these massive trusses. When looking at installing radiant barrier insulation in your attic you will have three basic options. Getting good results with radiant barrier paint assumes a couple of things. Homeowners will often paint the wood framing members.

If the framing in the attic shows evidence of physical damage further evaluation is needed. Cool your attic and lower utility costs by applying lo mit to the underside of your roof deck and rafters. If you use open cell spray foam on your roof rafters you should cover the finished application with a paint or sealant that retards water vapor. Rafters trusses and roof sheeting to make the attic area look better and to encase or seal the wood so that the burnt smoky odor is eliminated or sealed.

You can staple a traditional radiant barrier foil to the rafters lay it over the floor in your attic or spray a paint product to the underside of the roof decking. Other considerations to get the best performance out of spray foam insulation you must cover the roof rafters and surrounding areas as thoroughly as possible. If there has been a house fire or attic fire there is often an insurance claim. And we had like 10 more to go.

At first we considered just painting the trusses and leaving the roof alone. The paint is not diluted. If the roof structure consists of trusses rather than rafters particular attention should be paid to. Less paint you wouldn t waste paint on shingles and it would still brighten everything up considerably.