Attic Venting Solutions

Ventilation and attic vents.

Attic venting solutions.

Insulated covers for pull down. Then they push hot stale indoor air through your attic and out the vents. Soffit vents may leave air trapped at the top of your attic. Improved soffit vents we replace.

The solution is to add baffles which allow air to flow past the insulation photo 9. Ridge vents with external baffles. Ventmaster s attic ventilation solutions include. 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.

Vent these fans through the roof or soffit. 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. Baffles are available at home centers. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic.

Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. If your attic is well insulated the insulation might be plugging the spaces between rafters just above exterior walls. So you don t just recirculate air in your home as with air conditioning. Most effective ventilation uses a ridge and soffit continuous ventilation system but even these designs can vary from roof to roof.

Rectangular roof vents installed on one side of the roof only. These vents allow outside air to enter the attic at the lowest point of the roof along the underside of the eave. A new roof is more than just shingles. Solatube whole house fans will pull the cool fresh outside air into your living spaces through your windows.

Rectangular roof vents work best when the wind blows over the top of them rather than into them. That means air can t flow from the soffit vents to the roof vents. Kitchen and bath fans vented into the attic. 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. 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. It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters. You replace it with fresh air in your home and attic.

Install rectangular roof vents on both sides of the roof. Static roof line vents are effective for ventilation but generally aren t recommended due to issues with leaks.