I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THAT YOUR ATTIC NEEDS TO BE VENTED PROPERLY. IF YOU HAVE AN ATTIC SPACE, YOU MUST INSURE THAT YOU HAVE 1 SQ.FT. OF VENTILATION PER EVERY 300 SQ.FT. OF ATTIC AREA. PERSONALLY IF PREFER 1 SQ.FT. OF VENTILATION FOR EVERY 150 SQ.FT. OF ATTIC AREA.

ALSO REMBER THAT IF YOUR SOFFIT VENTING IS BLOCK YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY CIRCULATION AND ALL THE VENTINGING THE WORLD WON'T HELP. YOU MUST INSPECT YOUR ATTIC. LOOK AT WHERE RAFTER SIT ON OUTSIDE WALL PLATES. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE UNOBSTRUCTED LIGHT COMING FROM YOUR SOFFIT VENTS. IF NOT IN MOST CASES YOU NEED TO INSTALL INSULATION STOPS.

YOUR ROOF VENTS ACT AS EXHAUST VENTING, AND YOU SOFFIT VENTS ACT AS INTAKE VENTILATION. IF EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD BE YOU WILL HAVE AIR MOVEMENT IN YOUR ATTIC. THIS WILL HELP COOL YOU HOUSE IN SUMMER AND HELP WITH HEATING BILLS IN THE WINTER.

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