Attic Battles Tight Attic

In keeping with passive house and pretty good house principles i tried to protect the thermal envelope even in this relatively small area and avoid what can be a notorious.

Attic battles tight attic.

In the first part of this article we shared how attic systems contractors air seal all the gaps holes cracks and other openings between the attic floor. Unless you have a finished attic you probably aren t fond of spending time up there during a hot summer day. The finish panel visible from below does not have to be airtight. Seriously the benefits of attic ventilation for controlling roof deck temperature and ice dams in northern climates has been known and studied for decades.

It was also when builders got caught up in the ventilation craze. Read morehow to install and air seal attic baffles. But with proper ventilation you can at least bring those temperatures down to match that of the outdoor air. A time of feathered hair parachute pants and a cosmetically unaltered king of pop.

With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar. The walls of the assembly also act as a dam to retain blown in insulation in the attic. Ahh the 80 s. Nevertheless in order to have access to our attic for future maintenance or repairs i installed a well insulated attic hatch in a closet ceiling in our master bedroom.