Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
Do all houses have attics.
The attic is a vibrant and lively part of any house.
The house or room could have no attic but a vaulted ceiling with the underside of the roof and the collar beams visible.
Not all houses do.
Most homes already have some passive attic venting built in.
Does your house have an attic.
Heat would be lost in cold climates.
The attic framework might be bowed sagging or cracked.
It might be cooler in very hot climates with adequate vents high up.
When a house has a sloped roof and horizontal ceilings there is going to be some dead space between the ceiling and the roof otherwise known as the attic.
If you live in a cold climate as we do in canada the roof on your house is likely sloped to allow rain and melting snow to run off.
That s true even if the only time it s accessed is periodically by the homeowner and less often during an inspection.
It might also hold important information about a previous house fire.
All you need to know about attic ventilation.
Houses with gable roofs may also have vents located on the side of the house as.
Told that the 2 attic power vents are the only attic ventilation i have the house does have vented soffits every other soffit cover is vented.
Noticed one of the attic vents was not working.
Cool air enters the attic through soffit vents in the eaves.