How Your Roof Helps You Save Energy at Home

While the primary function of your roofing system is to keep the harsh elements at bay, it can also contribute significantly to your home’s energy efficiency. How the system keeps your energy costs to a minimum has to do with its critical layer of components.

Let Deschutes Roofing & Insulation, the trusted roof repair company in the area, expound on this here.

• By insulating your home. Heat from the sun can transfer into the attic, while cooling energy from inside your home can escape to this same space. But with sufficient attic insulation serving as a barrier, there’s less chance of outdoor temperatures heating up your attic. Conditioned air will also remain trapped inside your home instead of leaking out via the roof.

• By reflecting the heat of the sun. Your roofing system can help lower surface temperatures through solar reflectance. Doing so allows it to prevent unwanted heat from affecting your home’s indoor environment. The result is a cooler and more comfortable home during the warm season. And since you won’t have to crank up your air conditioner to combat the heat, you get to save a fair amount on your energy bills.

Roofing systems may come with a radiant barrier–a silvery finish applied on the underside of the roof decking to reflect solar radiation.This alone won’t be enough to lower your energy costs. You also need to take into account the quality and efficiency of your asphalt shingles. Deschutes Roofing & Insulation is a GAF® Certified Master Elite® roofing contractor who offers some of the most energy-efficient roofing systems in today’s market. Check out our GAF® Timberline® CS Shingles, which come with advanced reflective technology that helps prevent attic heat buildup and allows you to save on your air conditioning costs.

• By ensuring proper airflow in the attic. When heat gets trapped inside the attic, it not only damages the roofing shingles overhead, but negatively affects the indoor temperature of your home, as well. This may cause your AC to work overtime just to fill the thermal gap. But with proper roof ventilation allowing for smooth and continuous airflow inside the attic, heat buildup inside the space will no longer be an issue.

Call Us Today to Talk about Energy Efficient Home Options!

Deschutes Roofing & Insulation is the local family and veteran-owned roof replacement company you can trust for the highest quality services. We understand that an energy-efficient roof is an integral part of roof design. That’s why we carry only products and materials that are highly rated for energy performance. Give us a call at (541) 313-5944  (Bend), (503) 967-9590, (Portland), (541) 246-6860 (Eugene), (503) 468-7663 (Lake Oswego), or (503) 928-8750 (Beaverton). You may also fill out this contact form to schedule your roof evaluation. We proudly serve Bend and other areas in Oregon and Southern Washington.