Attic Venting Solutions

Rectangular roof vents installed on one side of the roof only.

Attic venting solutions.

Improved soffit vents we replace. See the benefits of attic ventilation. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic. It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters.

A new roof is more than just shingles. Help remove excess heat and moisture to protect your roof from premature deterioration. That means air can t flow from the soffit vents to the roof vents. 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.

Install rectangular roof vents on both sides of the roof. Solid vinyl soffits with efficient perforated vinyl soffits. Then they push hot stale indoor air through your attic and out the vents. 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.

You replace it with fresh air in your home and attic. Ventilation and attic vents. Soffit vents may leave air trapped at the top of your 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.

Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. Most effective ventilation uses a ridge and soffit continuous ventilation system but even these designs can vary from roof to roof. 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. Solatube whole house fans will pull the cool fresh outside air into your living spaces through your windows.

The solution is to add baffles which allow air to flow past the insulation photo 9. Baffles are available at home centers. Static roof line vents are effective for ventilation but generally aren t recommended due to issues with leaks. Ridge vents with external baffles.

These vents allow outside air to enter the attic at the lowest point of the roof along the underside of the eave. If your attic is well insulated the insulation might be plugging the spaces between rafters just above exterior walls. Kitchen and bath fans vented into the attic. Insulated covers for pull down.

Vent these fans through the roof or soffit. Rectangular roof vents work best when the wind blows over the top of them rather than into them.