Insulated Attic Soffits

Rafter vents or insulation baffles install in any rafter space to create narrow gaps that direct fresh air from the soffit vents to the peak of the roof.

Insulated attic soffits. One last thought attic ventilation is not there to get rid of heat it is there to get rid of excess moisture accumulating from the home. Insulation at least r 38 or more is there for heating and. The principle behind soffits is to allow air to circulate in and around the attic. On a positive note congratulations on having 24 inch eaves.

The photograph at left shows severe mold on the underside of roof sheathing in a 1920 s cape cod attic where there was no under roof ventilation. Aluminum or vinyl soffits eaves installed over plywood soffits that don t have venting holes. She asked me to go into the attic to find the roof leaks or where the snow is blowing in through the soffits. If the attic is insulated with fiberglass batts just pull back any that are blocking the flow of air.

I found instead a vintage 3 ton ac unit with 1 rigid insulation taped all over it and insulated flex duct snaking all over the poorly insulated attic. No your soffits should not be insulated and there is a chance that your insulation has been damaged by this. Best ventilation is open soffit venting to a open vented ridge vent. Insulation often clogs the space between the rafters blocking air from traveling to and from the soffit area.

If there s blown in insulation like ours rake back the fluffy stuff with a 3 or 4 ft long 1 x 6 or use a garden rake or hoe. It can do both. Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door. Pull down stair or ladder.

Attic hatch or door. Insulating and venting when there is no roof soffit. Five common causes of poor attic venting. Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.

Install air chutes or clear them if they re clogged photo 1. Ridge vent must me installed per the manufactures instructions. The rigid insulation was saturated from condensation. Blocked soffit vents invites attic or roof cavity moisture condensation mold the photograph at page top shows an attic whose intake venting is blocked by fiberglass insulation.

The answer is rafter venting. The soffit vents are now installed but you still need to make sure there s no insulation blocking the new vents.