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jim,A building materials chain Placemaker in New Zealand thru the dist. Matrex Cold Patch is sell a nanotech coating that is water based that at 5 mil dry thickness has a 60 degree temperature block (paintable insulation)called Nansulate.I've used it in my house that was built in 1927.I'm about 3/4 done on interior and we've dropped our heating and cooling bill about 30% and that is with heating and cooling an extra 450 sq ft of upstairs rooms we normally don't heat or cool unless we have company.But I wanted to see how it preformed.I'm a painter by trade and I like to use a new product before my customers.They have being using Nansulate to spay the underside of roof deckings in the attic and getting a 40-50 temp drop.The company has also stated they are releasing a epoxy base product for marine and oil and gas etc reducing the CO2 emissions from a home by painting is a pretty simple solution plus the added reduced energy bill and even if someone doesn't believe in GW I would think lower energy cost would "Foster" a smile.Nansulate.com for researching product Nansulate from Industrial Nanotech.I'm from Kansas USA you and yours take care.
i checked out the referenced website, and have a ?, why do they report the results in terms of temp drop or gain? do you have a figure for r value ?
the site claims a 30 deg f average temp gain. well if my ceiling is at, oh let me see 65 deg f, and i want the house at 72 deg f, what good does a 30 deg f temp rise do me ?
If you do a little digging in the site the comparison of a K-value as how fast heat passes thru the product compared to other insulation the lower the number the better spray foam best on market .047 Nansulate .017.One of the test on our house is the north bedroom 5ft across the hall from our bedroom that is my wifes dressing room it has always in the winter 5-8 degrees colder than our bedroom but after coating you can't tell any difference.And now since the 2 bedrooms and bath across the back of the house have been coated it's warmer back there than in the front where the thermostat is located a complete reversal from last yr.If you want numbers I'm not the guy to ask I just know what has worked in this old house from 1927 with no insulation in the side walls.