Charlie:
Terry in Cinco Ranch says his roof is under direct sunlight all afternoon in the summer.
Tom:
How bout that.
Charlie:
Unlike any other roof in Texas.
Tom:
It’s Texas.
Charlie:
Okay, “I’ve considered … ” Love you, Terry, “I’ve considered installing a radiant barrier. The jury seems out on the effectiveness of one and I would … ”
Tom:
Which jury is that?
Charlie:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Tom:
Okay, this technology’s been around since the ’80s.
Charlie:
She’s against this, too.
Tom:
Oh, okay, whatever.
Charlie:
Anyway, she’s a conservative plot and she will vote against it. Anyway, “The jury seems out,” whatever jury that is, “Which methods … ” He says he’s got plenty of room in his attic to install on the underside of his roof. “Is it worth having done, Tom? The answer being yes, explain why.”
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Tom:
Well, radiant barrier technology’s been around since we went to the moon. The lunar lander was wrapped in gold, we use aluminum because gold’s a little expensive and NASA liked the gold better. No, it was …
Charlie:
It actually was like …
Tom:
It was the Trump edition of the …
Charlie:
Yes, there you go.
Tom:
It’s still up on the moon, if anybody’s going gold hunting. As far as that goes, radiant barriers work. There’s no jury out on it at all, so I don’t understand that part of the question except, you might not be familiar with it, but we’ve been talking about it here on the radio for 30 years, so …
Charlie:
Okay.
Tom:
I’m going to let it go with that, and I would just spray, LoMit up in there and let, get the radiant barrier in the attic. I know I have one.