Attic vents are one of the unsung heroes in a home, quietly maintaining proper air circulation in your attic 365 days a year.

Ridge vents are standard equipment in some new homes but retrofit installations are possible for homes troubled by attic accumulations of hot air or condensation. A retrofit ridge vent is a good ...

Here’s what you need to know. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises. There are two main ...

I have 1 gable end vent and the entire roof has a ridge vent. The attic seems hot and I was wondering how to check for air flow to see if there is really flow? The house was built in 1968.

What types of additional attic vents are effective and how much more should I add? A: A hot attic increases your air-conditioning costs and makes attic and roof materials deteriorate faster than ...

Seldom do most of us give much thought to the air flow in our attic. Ventilation is vital for roofing systems on homes with unheated attic spaces. Roof vents are the key to proper venting.

Properly installed, attic ventilation works on the natural passive movement of air. For the typical attic, this means a combination of low vents along the eaves of the roof, and high vents along ...

It keeps temperatures in check, reduces air conditioning cost ... to put in the attic floor and how much ventilation you should have in the space above it. Generally, building codes require ...

we must buy a house with floor vents. Our current house routes the air ducts through the attic and has some trouble during the current heat wave staying cool. We have a 12 SEER AC unit(I can't ...

Q: Even though we have done a good deal of work to increase energy efficiency in our 1960 split-level home in San Carlos, we are having a difficult time keeping the warm air inside the house ...