Attic Venting Solutions

Proper attic ventilation consists of a balance between air intake at your eaves soffits or fascias and air exhaust at or near your roof ridge.

Attic venting solutions.

Improved soffit vents we replace. Then they push hot stale indoor air through your attic and out the vents. If your home is fitted solely with small gable end vents or a ventilator high in the roof you might want to consider adding soffit vents to increase airflow. It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters.

Federal housing authority recommends a minimum of at least 1 square foot of attic ventilation evenly split between intake and exhaust for every 300 square feet of attic floor space. You replace it with fresh air in your home and attic. Install rectangular roof vents on both sides of the roof. Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape.

Kitchen and bath fans vented into the attic. See the benefits of attic ventilation. When installed as part of a properly balanced when installed as part of a properly balanced attic ventilation system gaf cobra exhaust vent is a shingle over exhaust vent installed at the roof ridge that helps exhaust excess heat and moisture from your attic. Solid vinyl soffits with efficient perforated vinyl soffits.

Ventilation and attic vents. The solution is to add baffles which allow air to flow past the insulation photo 9. So you don t just recirculate air in your home as with air conditioning. Ridge vents with external baffles.

Soffit vents may leave air trapped at the top of your attic. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic. Solatube whole house fans will pull the cool fresh outside air into your living spaces through your windows. If your attic is well insulated the insulation might be plugging the spaces between rafters just above exterior walls.

Most effective ventilation uses a ridge and soffit continuous ventilation system but even these designs can vary from roof to roof. Baffles are available at home centers. A new roof is more than just shingles. Vent these fans through the roof or soffit.

Effective attic ventilation systems reduce damaging heat and moisture in your attic promote energy efficiency by helping to reduce the load on your air conditioner in the summer and also reduce the risk of ice dam formation on your roof. Rectangular roof vents installed on one side of the roof only. Help remove excess heat and moisture to protect your roof from premature deterioration. These vents allow outside air to enter the attic at the lowest point of the roof along the underside of the eave.

Rectangular roof vents work best when the wind blows over the top of them rather than into them. Ventmaster s attic ventilation solutions include.