Attic Insulation Baffles and Their Importance20240402002116
Attic Insulation Baffles and Their Importance
Free air flow in attics is essential to keep humidity out of a house. For if we fail to attend to this housekeeping detail, then we may find ourselves...
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection20240313020132
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection
An ‘attic’ for our purposes is an open space directly beneath the pitched roof of a building. This ‘loft’ may also go by the name of a ‘garret’ depend...
Venting Cathedral and Vaulted Ceilings20220111022400
When Attic Ducting Starts Leaking20211228022352
When Attic Ducting Starts Leaking
When the ducting in your attic starts leaking, cracking, or whole joints pull away you could have several unfortunate events happening. This is becaus...
Venting Open Ceilings – A Special Case20211012015351
Venting Open Ceilings – A Special Case
If you have the opportunity to visit one of those grand old cathedrals back in England, take time to glance up at the vaulted stone ceiling. Setting t...
Roof Venting the Clothes Dryer20210125064725
Roof Venting the Clothes Dryer
A clothes dryer generates considerable humidity when it tumbles the moisture out of wet clothes. Now while we may welcome the additional warmth in win...
Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid20200208110734
Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid
February 8, 2020aligning, asphalt, eaves, exposure, flashing, ice dams, mistakes, nails, over hang, shingles, slopes, tips, valley, venting0 comments
A shingle roof comprises literally hundreds of small tiles. Laying them correctly needs special care, because you only need one mistake to have a pote...
Asphalt Shingle Details to Think About20190717034031
The Science of Attic Ventilation in Residential Homes20190123040248
The Science of Attic Ventilation in Residential Homes
January 23, 2019attic, eaves, roofspace, soffit, summer, vent, ventilation, venting, winter0 comments
Attic ventilation is not a hit and miss affair. The technology evolved through a systematic understanding of the interaction between buildings, and th...