Letters from satisfied No-Tear customers

Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 From: Bob V via email Kekaha, Hawaii To: Erik Deckers, WE International Hi Erik, The rFoil product arrived today and it is everything I expected and more. Working with this material is a snap. This stuff is really high-tech, to use a well worn cliche. However exceptional this product is, I am writing to express my gratitude to you and to WE International, Inc. for your excellent support. I have heard a lot of buzz about world class goods and services, and now I have found a company that lives up to the buzz. You have totally exceeded my expectations as a customer, and in my book, that truly qualifies you as World Class. It was a pleasure doing business with you on the internet and I will not hesitate to recommend WE International to all of my friends. Thanks so much (mahalo nui loa) and aloha, Bob V.

Michael F. July 9, 2001 Spring Hill, FL Dear Erik, In August, 1999 I purchase 3,000 sq.ft. of your rFoil No-Tear radiant barrier insulation product for my home. I am writing to let you know what a difference it has made. The hot Florida sun was heating up my attic by mid-morning mos summer days and causing my air conditioner to run almost constantly. Your product not only significantly reduce th temperature in my attic, but also the time my air conditioner runs. Most mornings I find myself checking the thermostat to see if it isworking. Working as a certified general contractor in Florida for some 20 years, I have found Radiant Barriers to be the best single product a home owner or prospective home owner can put into their insulation package. It should be a must for all new homes and the first item on he list for improvements in existing homes. I found the durability of your never-tear product to be exceptional. It withstood the rough handling required in my retrofit insallation without any problems. Sincerely, Michael F.

June 25, 2001 Ron M. Milton, FL In April of 2000 I bought 3,000 sq.ft. of rFoil, No-Tear radiant barrier. We built a new house and it was complete in June of 2000. I used it on the outside walls of our house as a vapor-barrier. The builder I had talked me out of putting it on the roof. he said it would be unnecessary, so I didn’t . What a mistake. We had enough left over from the walls to do the roof over one room. Let me tell you that room is the farthest from the air conditioner and the coolest room in the house. You can really tell a difference. With just the wall having rFoil on it on it, my electric bill is very good. We have a 2800 sq.ft. of living A/C area home in sunny Florida. We homeschool all 5 of our children, so people are home all day. Our biggest electric bill has been $135.00 and we keep the A/C on 73 or 74 degrees. I can only imagine how much more I could have saved if I wouldn’t have taken my builders advise. I am going to build a workshop/storage and will use rFoil for walls and roof. I am sold on this product. I was very satisfied with rFoil No-Tear radiant barrier and very satisfied with the sales person I had from WE International. I would and do recommend this product to everyone. Thanks again. Ron M.

July 11, 2001 Dear Erik, Thanks for sending out the No-Tear Radiant Barrier so quickly. I was able to install it in the garage in just a couple of hours and noticed the difference imediately. The temp dropped about 25 degrees (honestly) and the wine cooler that seemed to be cycling non stop is back to running once every couple of hours. I’m planning some construction on my house and as soon as I know how much I need, I’m calling you for more. Thanks again, Bob B.

June 22. 2001 Charles L. Warren, OH Dear WE International, In June 2000, I purchased approximately 1000 sq.ft. of No-Tear Radiant Barrier for a 24’ x 24’ workshop that my son and I built for our woodworking hobby. Since we needed to keep the area above the rafters open for storing our wood inventory, we had to find a way to insulate the area directly under the roof. Our original plan was to install a natural gas furnace to keep the workshop warm in the winter. After realizing the amazing insulating effect of this product, however, we were able to maintain a comfortable temperature in the shop all winter, in single digit weather, by using only a small electric quartz radiant heater that we placed in the ceiling. Now that the summer temperatures have arrived, we are surprised by the fact that the inside of the shop remains in the cool 70’s when the outside temperature soars into the 90’s!. The air circulation from the soffit through the roof ridge vents added major savings in construction costs due to the fact that we did not have to install expensive ducts between the rafters as we would have had to do with conventional fiberglass insulation. One more major benefit is the reflective property of this product. The lighting inside is magnified substantially, allowing us to work late at night with minimal interior lighting. Now that we have the workshop, we are remodeling our home and we plan to use this same product in our new Florida room addition. Compared to conventional insulation, the No-Tear Radiant Barrier product is many times more efficient and so much easier to install. Thanks for making this great product available! Sincerely, Charles L.

Mr. Deckers Just wanted to let you know that I was very pleased with the foil insulation which we purchased back in January of this year. You had recommended I not retrofit my attic with bubble foil because of how difficult it would be; but I went ahead anyway. Here’s how my experience went: 1. Took 6 whole days in February 2. 6 hour sessions each day crawling around the attic 3. Achieved a 75 to 80% success rate of achieving the recommended one inch air space 4. Wore knee pads, but got sore knees anyway 5. Judged the entire project as difficult but worth the effort Upon completion, we noticed right away the house was more comfortable. We could then feel the transfer of energy out thru the walls, which in our house have the old standard 2” insulation, we inted to foil them at a later date. We were able to turn our electric heaters off in early April and now that summer is here our central air is running less. We received our first electric statement and its reflecting a 15% reduction from the previous year. I feel my efforts and investments were very worthwhile and would recommend your product to anyone seeking a superior insulator for their home or business. Thanks for a great product. George H. Waterford Works, NJ

June 19. 2001 John T. Myrtle Beach, SC In June 2000 my wife and I were in the process of building a new home. A friend of mine who is an energy consultant for Santer Cooper, the local power company, recommended using a foil reflective barrier to reduce the penetration of UV rays since our upstairs is in the attic and there is a lot of hot roof with no attic space. The reasoning he used that really stuck with me was “That’s what NASA uses to protect satellites and other space equipment from the extreme hot and cold in outer space so it should work just as well on earth.” He went on the internet and found me several companies to contact about foil reflective barriers. The information that WE International provided was exactly what we were looking for. We used the rFoil single bubble foil on the underside of the rafters which was also the ceiling of the bedrooms, because it not only provided extra insulation but also a vapor barrier on the conditional side of the roof. Also we used it on the south facing side of the house on the walls. We used the No-Tear radiant barrier on the underside of the rafters in the attic space that were not part of the ceiling system. Since this was new construction we really don’t have any comparisons except that the upstairs of our house is relatively easy to heat and cool compared to other houses I have built and visited with rooms in the attic. I do not know how the house would have been without the rFoil, but I do know that I am well pleased with the way the upstairs cools and with the evenness of the temperature throughout. I have no doubt that rFoil has made a big difference and the investment was well worth it. It is a product that I do and have recommended. Thanks. Sincerely, John T.

June 20. 2001 Julian B. Clinton, NC To whom it may concern: Last fall I was working on a room addition in an existing structure. I needed an insulating material that worked well without taking up five to six inches of space. A carpenter friend got a chuckle out of what I was planning. He said that I would never get adequate insulation under the roof and still have air space. I purchase rFoil Single Bubble Foil. It is now in place and serves as the moisture barrier and part of the insulation in the room over the garage of my home/ The room I am referring to originally consisted of a floor, knee walls and bare 2” x 6” rafters under the roof line. I had to have a material that would act as insulation, moisture barrier, and take up as little space as possible so that I still had air space between the insulation and the roof line. I cut the rFoil into strips, recessed them into the spaces between the rafters and stapled them. Between this layer and the dry wall, I cut and place a piece of one inch foam insulation board. This gave me excellent insulation and two to three inches of air space under the roof. I could not have accomplished this with any other material available. I have yet to finish this project because of other demands on my time. I have finished the insulation and dry wall work. But, I have yet to put in an air conditioning unit. It is summer now and I do not have to worry about getting too hot if I find the time to work over the garage for a short period. Prior to my insulation work, this would not have been possible. It is remarkable how so narrow a space can be insulated so efficiently. My carpenter friend was very impressed with how the rFoil worked. He borrowed som left overs for a project of his own. My next project will definitely include the use of rFoil. Thank you for supplying such a fine product. Sincerely, Julian B.

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