Radiant Barrier on One Story?

That's not horrible; it's in line with my old house, which was 2050 square feet, built in 1979 and had new windows and okay insulation. The real question is how long do you guys plan on living in this house? I believe the average is around 7 years. Will you save enough money to recoup your costs in the long run?

[Rick Modena]

That seems like a lot, how old is the house? I'm in a house with the same sqft (no radiant) and my electric bill is right at a $100.00, no pool but, I would start trying to install a new more energy efficient pool pump.
BTW my home was built in 2006/07

[32vfromhell]

So, I was strongly considering doing a radiant barrier to cut down on energy costs.

The avg energy costs on a 2150 sq foot home with a pool , estimated on averages from the previous owner were $250/mo dead of winter, and $300/mo dead of summer. Not bad, and within my estimates...i still think i can chop that down some with some efficiencies.

I know there is a small crawlspace into the attic from the garage, but i am not familiar with the house to know of any other attic entry to access the attic spaces to apply radiant barrier. Am i overanalyzing this? Surely they all have some sort of access to the attic space to apply the sheets.

With a connection Erin has, we should be able to get radiant barrier installed at cost, which is great, and I would sure like to do this before the summer peak hits.

Thoughts?