Ventilation and Insulation
What Are Radiant Heat Barriers?
By Cass Jacoby. Why those living in hot climates should consider adding a radiant heat barrier to their attic insulation. Many cities across the country experience temperatures higher than 90 degrees for more than 67 days a year. For these homeowners, an obvious priority becomes making sure the ...
What is the Deal With Ridge Vents?
By Cass Jacoby. Learn how ridge vents work and if they are the perfect ventilation solution for your roof. In your research about ventilation, you will quickly find that it is important to make sure your home’s attic is properly ventilated. You may have your head wrapped around the ...
You Need to Vent
By Cass Jacoby. Read on to learn the importance of ventilation and the best way to ventilate. It can be hard to conceptualize how air can damage a roof structure and insulation — it's just air! However, a big part of how sneaky air can be in creating issues ...
What Kind of Insulation is Used on Flat Roofing?
By Phoenix Roofing Contractors. Understand the importance of fortifying and insulating a flat roof to maximize energy efficiency. As a homeowner or building owner, you should be aware of what goes into fortifying and insulating a flat roof. Flat roofs often require different materials than sloped or pitched roofs, such ...
Don’t Wait to Ventilate!
By George G. Allaster, Marco Industries. Air ventilation is critical to the performance of a roofing system and the interior comfort of a home. Here is a complete answer to the question, “Why ventilate?” It can be hard to conceptualize how air can damage a roof structure and insulation—it's just ...
Balancing Act: Ensuring Good Attic Ventilation
By GCP Applied Technologies. Good attic ventilation is just one component of a wider strategy for reducing the chance of ice dams, as well as other moisture problems. For both residential or commercial structures, ventilation is especially important in situations where poor air sealing lets heat and moisture from inside the structure ...
3 Benefits of Aluminum Sofit
Soffit is both functional and aesthetic, making homes more attractive and helping with ventilation. Even though many homes do have soffit installed, many homeowners aren’t completely aware of what it is. If you look up at your homes eaves, or even the eaves of most commercial buildings, you’ll see a material ...
Q&A - Buckling Plywood, What Causes It?
Buckling plywood could mean there are problems with ventilation or condensation. Chris, a homeowner from Virginia, asked: My roof that was installed in 2005 (full plywood replacement) recently has begun minor buckling that appears to be caused by H-Clips bending. Everything is installed correctly. Anyone ever dealt with a similar situation or ...
Q & A - Why Does My Attic Creak at Night?
Creaking in your attic could mean you need better insulation or ventilation. Larry Asks, "I have a single-story home in Southern CA. when the roof heats up the attic makes a loud cracking noise." (You know the sound. You're Laying the in bed and you hear that noise from the attic like ...
Q & A - Icicles and Ice Dams - Causes and Cures
Icicles and ice dams seem to be on everyone's mine this winter in the north-east of our country. Sue had a brand new roof put on in Oct of 2014 and has a couple of leaks and icicles she is dealing with this winter with all the extreme snowfall. This is ...
