How To Install Roof Baffles

Rafter vents should be placed in your attic ceiling in between the rafters at the point where your attic ceiling meets your attic floor.

How to install roof baffles. How to install baffles in an old attic. Rafter vents come in 4 foot lengths and 14 1 2 and 22 1 2 inch widths for different rafter spacings. If your roof rafters have been covered over with drywall or plywood you will have to remove it in order to install the baffles. You will need a baffle for each space between the rafters.

Aside from providing storage space for holiday decorations and seasonal clothing attics serve a functional purpose in the ventilation of homes. Pull any existing insulation away from the edges of the attic where you will be putting up the baffles. To install the rafter vents staple them directly to the roof decking. Installing baffles from a soffit vent and up the rafter bay allows you to insulate every available inch of attic floor space.

Hopefully this video will give you a better understanding on baffles. Soffit vents are the small metal or plastic grates you probably have seen under the eaves of houses. Staple the tabs of the baffle to the rafters and the wall plate spacing staples approximately 4 inches. Baffles are lightweight strips of aluminum or plastic that install on the underside of the roof deck between the rafters.

Without baffles you must keep vents clear of insulation which means. They allow the fresh air to travel up under the roof to the ridge or gable vents keeping the roofing materials dried out and in good working order. Attic rafter vent baffles are essential for the health of your roof. If you have any further questions let us know in the comments and we ll try to get bac.