R-7 walls and roof

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csarm

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I live in AZ and am looking at a trailer with R-7 walls and partially replaced roof. In the summer it gets to be 110 degrees and in the winter it can get down to 10 degrees. Is R-7 sufficient?
 
Most "four season" trailers have R-14 in the walls and R-20 or better in the roof and floor. This is often augmented with Reflectix to give the roof a stated insulation value of R-30 or better. Reflectix really isn't insulation as it only reflects radiant heat but is often touted as such in advertisments.

R-7 is about average for a vacation quality trailer. I have a R-7 insulated trailer in Pahrump and with a single air conditioner it's OK up to about 90 in the summer. Above that the interior temperature climbs accordingly. I haven't had it much below freezing yet.

Most of your heat gain/loss will be through windows and the slideouts. Unless you have a heavily insulated trailer your windows will be single pane glass which transmits a lot of heat. Most slideouts have little or on insulation in their ceilings or floors, especially if it's a flat floor slideout where there isn't a lot of room for insulation.
 

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