Reflectix Insulation in Schertz, TX

Reflectix Insulation in Schertz, TX | Topside Attic Insulation Schertz

Reflectix radiant barrier service in Schertz typically runs $1,800-$3,400 for a full attic retrofit, and most jobs finish in a single day. We’re an independent crew - not affiliated with Reflectix - that has worked these foil systems in Schertz attics since before the 2021 freeze made everyone look up. If your August electric bill is pushing $350 or higher, the problem usually isn’t that you need more Reflectix. It’s that you need Reflectix installed correctly, after the air leaks are sealed and the settled fiberglass is brought back to R-49. Call (830) 402-5240 for a written price before any work starts.

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Why Schertz Residents Choose Us for Reflectix Service

Wes Okafor, our owner, grew up on Chicago’s South Side and learned building science at Richard J. Daley College before spending two decades in attics. He and our crew have been working the Schertz corridor for several years now, including jobs in the Sedona subdivision off FM 1518 where summer attic temps regularly push past 140°F before a single batt goes in. We’ve learned how Reflectix behaves in those conditions - how the foil facing flakes when installed dusty-side-out, how staple-tab products trap heat over unsealed can lights, how a radiant barrier without an air gap becomes a heat conductor instead of a reflector.

We buy genuine Reflectix sales & service products by the case - BP24010, BP48025, RB60, staple-tab rolls - so the thickness, perforation pattern, and foil facing match the manufacturer’s spec. No thin knockoff foil that tears at the staple line. Every job begins with a blower-door test and a written price. Every job ends with a documented photo record and, on air-sealing work, before-and-after pressurization numbers you can hold in your hand.

Our Schertz service area covers the full corridor from I-35 east toward FM 3009, including Fairhaven, Belmont Park, Ashley Place, and the FM 1518 subdivisions where builder-grade insulation has had two decades to settle.

Common Reflectix Insulation Problems We Solve in Schertz

• Foil stapled flat to rafters with no air gap. Reflectix needs an adjacent air space to reflect radiant heat. In Schertz attics hitting 150°F, foil pressed against wood rafters just conducts that heat straight through. We see this in almost every DIY install and in a fair number of builder-grade jobs from the 2005-2010 rush.
• Dusty, flaking foil facing in vented attics. Schertz’s daily humidity cycle and soffit dust - especially along FM 1518 where agricultural and construction dust mix - degrades Reflectix when the foil is installed dusty-side-out or in direct contact with blown fiberglass. The reflective surface turns matte and loses performance.
• Staple-tab Reflectix trapping heat over unsealed penetrations. When Reflectix is laid over recessed can lights or unsealed top plates without air sealing first, heat and moisture collect. Schertz’s occasional hard freezes, like February 2021’s Uri storm, cause those same assemblies to condense and drip onto ceiling drywall.
• Reflectix sold as a standalone fix over settled fiberglass. The blown fiberglass in most Schertz homes has settled from original R-30 to effective R-20 or lower. A radiant barrier alone can’t compensate for missing R-value. The ceiling still loses heat both ways, and the homeowner sees little bill change.
• Wrong product for the application. Reflectix BP24010 double reflective insulation, meant for crawl spaces or wall cavities, sometimes gets stapled to roof decks where RB60 radiant barrier foil belongs. The BP series lacks the width and perforation pattern for proper attic ventilation.

Reflectix Service in Schertz: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Almost every Schertz subdivision along FM 1518 and FM 3009 was built between 1998 and 2020, which means the blown fiberglass in those attics has already settled well below the original R-30. This isn’t theoretical - we’ve measured it. A homeowner in Belmont Park called us after a $400 August electric bill, and when we opened the attic we found Reflectix staple-tab foil pressed flat against the rafters with no air gap, plus original builder fiberglass settled to about R-20. We pulled the foil, air-sealed the top plates, blew Schertz Attic Insulation up to R-49, then reinstalled Reflectix RB60 radiant barrier across the roof deck with a proper gap and soffit baffles. Her next bill dropped by roughly a third, and the attic temp at 3 p.m. was about 20°F cooler.

This is why a Reflectix radiant barrier install in Schertz is almost always paired with a top-up, not sold as a standalone fix. The 2000s production-builder boom here - DR Horton, Lennar, national builders working fast along the Randolph AFB corridor - left a concentration of homes with minimum-code insulation that was marginal on day one. Military renters and short-tenure owners rarely commission energy audits, so these degraded assemblies go undetected until the electric bill forces the issue. We’re honest about this: Reflectix is a radiant barrier, not an insulant. It works when the R-value underneath is right and the air gap above is real.

Reflectix Models & Products We Service in Schertz

We stock and install four Reflectix product lines for Schertz attics, sourced genuine by the case:

• Reflectix RB60 Radiant Barrier Foil (48 in. x 125 ft.) - our primary roof-deck retrofit product, perforated to allow moisture escape, installed with a proper air gap and soffit baffles.
• Reflectix Staple Tab Reflective Insulation (16 in. x 25 ft.) - for rafter-bay installs where the tab spacing matches standard framing; we only use this after air sealing is complete.
• Reflectix BP48025 Double Reflective Insulation Roll (48 in. x 25 ft.) - for crawl space walls and floor joists where a radiant barrier plus small air gap adds thermal performance.
• Reflectix BP24010 Double Reflective Insulation Roll (24 in. x 10 ft.) - narrower format for band joists, knee walls, and selective retrofit applications.

We don’t push proprietary kits. Our independence from Reflectix means we specify the right product for your assembly - RB60 for vented attics, BP series for crawl spaces, and never staple-tab foil over unsealed penetrations.

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Service Areas Near Schertz

We work the full I-35 corridor northeast of San Antonio, including Reflectix service in Cibolo, Reflectix service in Universal City, plus Selma, Converse, and Live Oak. Same written-price standard, same blower-door documentation, same crew.

Book Your Reflectix Service in Schertz Today

Call (830) 402-5240 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll run a blower-door test, measure your existing insulation depth, and give you a written price before any work starts. Same-day availability for urgent calls. Seal the leaks first. Then insulate. The attic doesn’t care how thick the insulation is if the air is still moving through it.

Written by Wes Okafor, Owner at Topside Attic Insulation Schertz, serving Schertz since 2016.