Attach this roof and attic insulation treatment using foam baffles to ventilate insulate and channel cold and hot air to roof vents before insulation is add.
Proper attic baffle installation.
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Pull down stair or ladder.
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To install the rafter vents staple them directly to the roof decking.
It is a fairly easy process that will make a world of difference in assisting your insulation and keeping your home protected from rot.
Without this air movement any moisture that gets into.
Soffit vents are the small metal or plastic grates you probably have seen under the eaves of houses.
Attic rafter vent baffles are essential for the health of your roof.
Run baffles the entire length of the rafter bay from the soffit vent to the ridge vent.
They allow the fresh air to travel up under the roof to the ridge or gable vents keeping the roofing materials dried out and in good working order.
How to install attic rafter vents and baffles.
Rafter vent helps keep air flowing in your attic.
Rafter vents should be placed in your attic ceiling in between the rafters at the point where your attic ceiling meets your attic floor.
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Install the ventilation system between rafters to provide an air channel through insulation to help keep air flowing freely from soffits to ridge.
Attic hatch or door.
The ventilation system is made of tear resistant plastic to help prevent breakage and can be cut to fit most joist spaces.
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Rafter vents come in 4 foot lengths and 14 1 2 and 22 1 2 inch widths for different rafter spacings.
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As with attic floor insulation moisture and heat removal are the reasons for creating proper air movement.
The gable of your house must have openings to allow fresh air to enter and stale air to exit.
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Sometimes called rafter vents baffles provide ventilation and keep the insulation from blocking airflow through your attic.
Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.