An insulated appliance which provides a simple, low cost product and method
for containing fiber insulation for application to appliances. A
combination of an appliance, fiber insulation layer applied to the
exterior surface of a wall of the appliance and a multilayer metal foil
adhesively bonded to the outside of the fiber layer. This combination is
conveniently formed by adhesively bonding the fiber layer to the
multilayer metal foil, then applying the fiber layer to the exterior
surface of the wall of the appliance. In the appliance final assembly, the
fiber layer is contained between the surface of the wall of the appliance
and the multilayer metal foil. Optionally, the fiber is contained between
two or more layers of multilayer metal foil, whereby one of the multilayer
metal foil is in contact with the wall of the appliance.