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Exhaust Venting and Upper Attic Air Release | Exhaust Venting for your home by Barrier Insulation, Inc. Statewide Arizona
Exhaust ventilation products have differing capacities for moving air, making it important to ensure the product being selected has ample capacity for the application. In all seasons, the attic space is warmer than the outside air. This results in a constant upward air movement due to the buoyancy of warmer air. This characteristic of air may be used to help create a flow of air ventilating the attic. Placing exhaust vents in the roof, the gables or at the ridge of the roof and providing adequate air intake vents in the soffits best accomplishes this.
Attic ventilation should efficiently release the summer heat and the winter cold and moisture. It is therefore essential to have good insulation and a tight air seal between the ventilated space (your attic) and the conditioned space (your home), to minimize heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. With a 140-degree attic, heat gain through an under-insulated ceiling is significant. Hot attics heat up knee walls and ceilings, transferring the unwanted heat back into your living space.
Proper upper attic air release will have a major beneficial impact on summer comfort and cooling expense and the improved insulation can actually save you more money and do more for your home's comfort in the summer than in the winter!
Selecting the proper ventilation fan for your application can be a challenge! Our trained experts can assist with any of your ventilation needs, please contact us with any questions you may have. |
