I am considering insulating at the roof deck with baffles instead of adding insulation to the attic floor.
My end of the attic.
However there are certain circumstances where they can prove useful.
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.
These vents allow for a cross breeze through your attic blowing out the warm air and replacing it with cooler less humid air.
I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow.
It may be starting to sound like attic ventilation fans aren t worth the hassle and could cause more problems than they solve.
Can i put a small swamp cooler or ventless a c unit up there to cool it only to use while i am in my shop maybe an hour or two a couple times a week.
Our home is a 60 year old split level.
Attic insulation that is less than r 19.
Our attic has soffits and ridge vents and gable vents at each end of the attic.
Ac is also in the attic.
I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.
Measurements on reversible arrays with field strength measurement on each end of the house shows similar field strengths suggesting that at hf this frame is either non resonant and.
Attic ventilation fans could be effective if your home has.
At my house one end of the attic has stucco with a wire frame under it.
We are zone 4 suburbs of philadelphia.
Gable fans are installed at the very top of your gable end walls and vented through the walls outside.
Gable end vents is a roof ventilation system that is placed on either side of a gable roof that assists in cooling down your attic or roof.
Does my home need attic ventilation fans.
An attic fan through the roof and flashed under the shingles.