Reflectix on floor

[eekster]

Just curious as to what folks have to say ....
My bus has corrugated steel floor, ( no rust ) I have pink board down and 3/4 inch plywood on top of that.
If one were to put this reflectix product between on of the layers, is it really gonna help at all? I have more than enough reflectix to do the floor.
One thought I have....is really gonna hurt anything?
The pink board is inch, after completing floor and roof, I will have just a little room for head clearance, so, I really don't want to go any more in substantial height.
Bus lives in southern Az, and would be primarily used as a weekend get away vehicle and few week long trips in summer chasing cooler weather.

 

[AlphaHare]

IMO useless and problematic sandwiched in the floor, and potentially useful in the ceiling but only if installed as intended - which is going to be hard in a skoolie.

Reflectix is a radiant barrier designed to work with an air space, blocking infrared energy (heat). If there's no airgap, the effectiveness is reduced as it now becomes a conductive layer. It is not a good insulating material and does little to reduce heat conduction.

 

[DeMac]

Arizona Reflectix

When I hear Arizona and Reflectix in the same sentence, I immediately picture solar shielding.

One roll over the sunny side windows would make a phenomenal difference in the desert sun. Magnetized to the outside would be better. I wish I had reflectix when I was camping in Death Valley. I used the stailess steel magnetic clips shown below and beach towels. In the desert, it helped with the solar heat and overnight cold, too.

I use a lot of these stainless steel magnetic clips on my buses. They're also available on Amazon in several colors. Only about $20 for 60 clips. The 25' x 24" roll of Reflectix pictured above is $30. Reinforcing the edge with matching colored duck tape would be a fair investment of ones time.

 

[Rucker]

IMO useless and problematic sandwiched in the floor, and potentially useful in the ceiling but only if installed as intended - which is going to be hard in a skoolie.

Reflectix is a radiant barrier designed to work with an air space, blocking infrared energy (heat). If there's no airgap, the effectiveness is reduced as it now becomes a conductive layer. It is not a good insulating material and does little to reduce heat conduction.

Exactly so AlphaHare!