But some projects, including improving attic ventilation, can benefit a home even when they aren't especially eye-catching. Attic venting preserves the life of a roof while improving the energy ...

Q–My house is approximately 30 years old. The previous owners installed small swinging doors on the attic roof vents, which can be closed to conserve energy during the cold winter months. Is … ...

Here's an overview of how attic ventilation should work. We all want our homes to be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. One way to help achieve that goal is to have a properly insulated ...

Before then, attic ventilation, if any, was in the form of operable windows. ... Gradually, roof vents took the place of gable vents and now in many cases ridge vents have supplanted roof vents.

Q: It gets very hot in my attic. I don't think the two end vents are enough. What types of additional attic vents are effective and how much more should I add? A: A hot attic increases your air ...

Q-I am finishing my attic and I want to add insulation to the roof (the insulation is now on the attic floor). I have been told to allow for ventilation between this insulation and the roof ...

You are correct that the heat is likely coming from the roof. A dark-colored shingle roof can easily reach 150 degrees in the summer sun. Light-colored shingles reduce the roof temperature.

Ridge vents do little or nothing to lower the temperature inside an attic. In fact, they would have to break the laws of physics to work. Hot air rises, it doesn’t go down.

Q: We're about to have a new shingle roof installed, but our roofing contractor says out attic is not adequately vented. We currently have a ridge vent and a power exhaust fan on the roof, but our ...

According to Cor-A-Vent’s website (cor-a-vent.com): “The ridge vent should not be used with other roof mounted or gable end vents. They can disrupt the air flow through the attic.

Some companies also offered to install another vent type about a foot from the edge of the roof for houses which don’t have vents or proper ventilation under the eaves. My concern is that our ...