Nov 19, 2024 · I’m building a new single-story single-family house with an unvented attic and am looking for input on how to address my attached unvented garage attic. The home is located in Northern …

Sep 30, 2024 · BGG had an energy audit done, which informed his plan to remove the existing fiberglass batts, air-seal the attic, install a ducted heat pump system, then blow in cellulose …

Dec 31, 2024 · In a poorly sealed house roof venting can increase the stack effect - meaning more air entering the house at the base, and exiting into the attic. That's why the recommendation is to have …

Sep 12, 2014 · The classic attic is located above a flat ceiling and has the same footprint as the house below. Some attics are smaller than the footprint of the house, like the attic above the second floor …

Jul 25, 2024 · Exhaust air from bathroom fans should never be ducted into an attic but rather to a point outside the building enclosure.

Jan 19, 2025 · Hi all: I recently converted the formerly vented attic above my attached garage to an unvented and conditioned attic. This attic houses my geothermal air handler, whole house …

Dec 6, 2013 · A rundown of reasons why venting an attic makes sense and how it can prevent issues that negatively impact a house's performance.

Jun 29, 2023 · Venting an attic in cooling season The warm-climate, summertime problems of shingle life and cooling costs also show little improvement from attic ventilation. Shingle life can be …

Dec 1, 2025 · I’m insulating my attic floor in climate zone 4A. Attic is vented with soffit and ridge. I have 2×6 floor joists. I was going to lay r-23 rockwool batts in between the joists and then do criss cross …

Dec 23, 2021 · The three best methods and the corresponding materials for insulating roofs and attics with input from Kohta Ueno.