The picture below courtesy of the epa indoor airplus program which we provide builder verification services for helps show how the system works.
How many baffles do i need in my attic.
The siding fellow took out the 8 x12 soffit screen vents just left the holes when he put vinyl soffit wrap on.
Calculate how many rafter vents you need.
These specialty vents do not affect the.
Multiply those two numbers and then divide by 150 to get the vent space square footage.
The attic has about 9 10 inches of loose fill fiberglass giving r 25 and was not air sealed.
How much vent space do you have.
My question is do i need baffles or should i just make sure there is a small gap over the soffit vents and if so should the baffles be positioned below or above the radiant barrier.
An attic baffle is simply an item to regulate the flow of air aka required roof venting and impede it the insulation from interfering with each other.
Attic baffles how they work.
Measure the length and width of the house in feet.
I am getting ready to blow insulation into my attic.
I m adding some insulation to my attic and i m convinced i haven t been getting enough ventilation.
The remaining part.
I have fiberglass batts in the attic and will also be installing a radiant barrier under the roof.
Would it be worth while to add soffit baffles in every rafter bay before adding cellulose insulation to r 60.
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The book that helped us build and renovate.
Do i need the soffet insulation vent.
I want to ask a question.
The general rule is that you must have one square foot of vent space for every 150 square feet of attic area.
Baffles are also called wind baffles venting chutes rafter vents or insulation baffles.
The first step in determining how many rafter vents your home needs is to determine your home s vent space in square feet.
I had the roofer add some roof vents when he reshingled.
I spent a few days air sealing all penetrations and top plates in the attic and noticed we have soffit baffles in every other rafter bay.