• Reflect radiant heat away from your metal building or pole barn

    Keep radiant heat out

    In warmer months, protect your metal building from the elements by reflecting radiant heat away from your building.

  • Prevent heat from escaping your metal building or pole barn

    Prevent heat from escaping

    In cooler months, maintain a more comfortable temperature by reflecting interior heat back in where it belongs.

  • Prevent condensation with Bubble Insulation

    Minimizes buildup of condensation

    When seams are taped, bubble insulation doubles as a vapor barrier, preventing buildup of frost and condensation on steel panels.
EcoFoil Bubble Insulation Radiant Barrier for Metal Buildings

Why use EcoFoil Bubble Insulation in your metal building or pole barn?

In short, you'll save money on utility bills and greatly reduce the chances of frost and condensation forming, which can lead to costly issues down the road. Metal siding/roofing conducts heat well, which means radiant heat transfers easily on both sides of your walls or roof. This creates a challenge when running a heater inside a metal building in the winter—interior heat passes through your walls and out of your building.

When you install a radiant barrier on your walls and/or roof, you're reflecting the heat back to its source. This same effect works to your advantage in the warm summer months, reflecting the sun's rays away from your building.

See how it works

A radiant barrier and vapor barrier, all in one.

When you choose Single (warmer climates) or Double Bubble (colder climates) Insulation, you're adding extra protection against build-up of frost and condensation that often forms when temperature differences are extreme on either side of your walls or roof. And when properly sealed with tape, this product also forms a vapor barrier which further prevents passage of moisture.

Double Bubble Insulation White_Foil 4 foot X 125 foot 500 sq ft

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Double Bubble Insulation - White/Foil - 4' X 125' (500 sq ft)

Most effective at preventing condensation in colder climates

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Happy Customer
Great Product and Fast delivery

Received the product within 4 days of me ordering it online. Very well packaged and high quality insulation. I’m well pleased with my research about this product and how it’s beneficial for my barndominium.

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Edith F Adams
Roll of insulation.

I am grateful for the insulation but can you stop the snow? The roll was placed carefully on my back porch where I look at it as the snow mounts. We had another foot of snow last night so I probably cannot open my back door now. Looking forward to a long thaw and being able to work.

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Alan Leininger
Great Product

Easy to install and does what it is advertised to do

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Mike
Very easy to work with.

EcoFoil white faced bubble wrap is a very well made product and so easy to work with. I used it in my workshop and it makes a world of difference. Quieter, warmer and NO MORE CONDENSATION RAIN FROM THE ROOF! Absolutely worth the added expense.

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Jimsonthemove

This is a great product - why is it not in the major hardware stores? I’ve used double foil products on cellar walls with great results but having a white finish makes it aesthetically better and the wife happy. Someone needs to market this product better.

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Installing Bubble Insulation in a metal building or pole barn

Lightweight, durable, and installs easily

EcoFoil Bubble Insulation is a lightweight, durable, and safe product that is easy to install without any special clothing or breathing equipment required. EcoFoil Bubble Insulation can be installed quickly and easily in new and existing buildings—simply staple the product to exposed wall studs, and tape the seams to create a vapor barrier which locks out moisture.

For optimal results, make sure there's an air space on at least one side of the material—it shouldn't be sandwiched tightly between two surfaces.

If you live in a colder climate, choose Double Bubble which offers extra condensation protection. If you live in a warmer environment, Single Bubble will be enough since temperature differences between the interior/exterior of your building will be less extreme.

For more information on installing Bubble Insulation Radiant Barrier in your metal building, check out the links below.

What you'll need:

  • Scissors and knife for radiant barrier installation

    Scissors or sharp knife

  • Insulation tape for radiant barrier

    Tape (for seams)

  • Install radiant barrier with 1-2 people

    1-2 people

Metal Building Insulation Installation Instructions:

Metal Building Wall - Existing Building (retrofit)

Metal Building Wall - Existing Building (retrofit)

Requires furing strips if there are no exposed studs to attach to.

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Metal Building Wall - New Construction

Metal Building Wall - New Construction

Ideal method for new metal frame building applications.

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Metal Building Ceiling - Existing Building

Metal Building Ceiling - Existing Building

Retrofit radiant barrier application for ceilings in existing metal buildings.

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Metal Building Roof - New Construction

Metal Building Roof - New Construction

Includes two methods: Draped and Furring

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Metal Building Roof - Re-roof Installation

Metal Building Roof - Re-roof Installation

Dramatically improves thermal value of metal roofing system.

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More About Metal Building Insulation

When insulating a metal building, a vapor barrier is an important factor. Since steel conducts heat well, a metal building naturally transfers heat energy in and out very freely. The moisture inside of an uninsulated building will easily form condensation on the inside of the steel panels when there is a significant temperature difference outside the building. Using EcoFoil Bubble Insulation resolves this problem by reflecting radiant heat to keep the temperature differential off of your buildings steel panels. All of our bubble insulations also have a perm rating of less than 1.0, which classifies them as a full vapor barrier. Being a vapor barrier prevents moisture from passing through our insulation and getting to the steel panels where it can turn into condensation.

There's a large variety of insulation options when it comes to metal buildings. The most common types of metal building insulation are radiant barrier, fiberglass insulation, rigid foam insulation and spray foam insulation. Fiberglass and other traditional insulations for metal buildings resist heat loss by conduction and convection but has little effect on radiant heat gain/loss. Radiant heat can account for up to 70% of a buildings overall heat gain or loss. This is why we recommend EcoFoil bubble insulation for most metal building applications. It's important to know that EcoFoil bubble insulation can absolutely be used in conjunction with other forms of traditional insulation for a combination to work against all 3 types of heat transfer. To get a more in depth explanation of heat transfer and how radiant barriers work, check out our How Does A Radiant Barrier Work page.

EcoFoil Bubble Insulation comes in different sized rolls and can be ordered with foil on both sides of it or foil on one side and white on the other. Both of these products will work in the exact same way. Many people choose to use the EcoFoil Double Bubble White Insulation if the product will be left exposed as it gives the metal building a nice clean, bright finish.

Why use EcoFoil in your metal building?

EcoFoil Bubble Insulation is the recommended product for use in metal buildings. It's designed to be installed in the walls and roof to help keep your building cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

Benefits of Bubble Insulation:

  • Reflects 96% of radiant heat - Find out how a radiant barrier works
  • Works in both warm and cold climates
  • Keeps large temperature differentials off of your steel panels to prevent condensation from forming on them
  • Bubble insulation is a full vapor barrier (when seams are taped) that blocks interior moisture from getting to steel panels, also preventing condensation
  • Very durable and can't be ripped or torn by hand
  • Lightweight and easy to handle
  • Safe to handle and requires no special clothing or breathing equipment

Do you have a project that requires EcoFoil insulation for your metal building? If so, please feel free to give us a call at (888) 349-3645 or send us an email to customerservice@ecofoil.com. We welcome the opportunity to answer any questions you may have!