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Air Quality - Attic
Good air-sealing where the ceiling meets the attic is important not only to save energy and reduce fuel bills.
Attic Access Insulation
Having a properly insulated home is dependent on insulating all the areas where air can escape between living areas and non living areas One area that is often neglected is the attic access panel.
Cutting Attic Floor Joists
If the need arises to install an entry point into an attic it is usually necessary to modify the joist structure.
Insulation - Attic
Adding insulation to your attic is one of the wisest home improvements that you can undertake.
There are many advantages in having good attic ventilation and there are no disadvantages. One of the key components of good attic ventilation is having soffit vents.
Ventilation 1 - Attic
Humidity in your attic can be measured with a device called a hygrometer, which can be purchased at most of the home centers or HVAC supply houses.
Ventilation 2 - Attic
There are two reasons that attic ventilating is critical to your home. In the summer the attic contains very hot air that is a result of the suns energy.
Many homeowners when faced with an attic ventilation project, decide that it is too difficult to obtain AC power in the attic in order to operate an attic vent fan. A solar vent fan solves that problem.
Whole House Fans
A whole house fan is a large fan that mounts in the ceiling at the highest point of the interior of the home, draws outdoor air through the home and exhausts into the attic space, providing a relatively inexpensive means to reduce temperatures in a home.