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This past week, I inspected an attic that had poor ventilation. I thought I would pass along items to look for that are caused by poor ventilation. ... Blocked, covered, or damaged vents ...
Related: The Real Reasons You Need Better Attic Insulation. FAQ How Can I Insulate an Attic With Limited Ventilation? When soffit vents aren’t available, focus on using alternatives like ridge ...
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 ...
After cleaning the soffit vents and adding two roof vents, the attic ventilation was fixed, and the ice dams never returned. If you’re new to attic ventilation, read on to learn how attic ...
Whole house fans work great with a ridge/soffit vent system. We do not consider them the same thing as the power roof vents.” What I tell my clients during a home inspection is to block off the ...
Soffit vents introduce cold air into the attic under the overhangs. Between the two, and provided there is sufficient space for air to flow upward between the soffits and ridge vent, that should ...
Isolate the air moving through the soffit vents into the attic by fabricating a chimney from cardboard at the soffit in each rafter bay. On the bottom edge of each rafter nail or staple an 18-inch ...
Attic venting usually involves soffit vents, which can be little circular devices with screened louvers or a continuous band of screened louvers in the roof overhang, to bring in fresh air.
How Can I Insulate an Attic With Limited Ventilation? When soffit vents aren’t available, focus on using alternatives like ridge vents, gable end vents, attic fans, or wind-powered vents.
Question: I just had a new roof installed. I had them remove three roof vents because they installed a ridge vent. A neighbor told me I should block off the ...