How can I make my attic ventilation more energy efficient? Proper venting in the attic is critical to energy efficiency. Getting a ridge venting roof has great advantages. Properly venting your attic space...
Properly venting your attic space is just critical to energy efficiency. If you are in the process of replacing a roof, you have opportunities there to make your home better. One of the things that I would look at is something called 'ridge venting.' Ridge venting runs across the very top of the roof. It allows enough space to allow air to come through. They leave an opening there. Roofers can put a ridge vent over the cap of the roof. It allows ventilation to occur along the entire length of the roof because hot air rises. Therefore, as the hot air reaches the attic, it has somewhere to go, the outside.
It is well worth it. The additional expenditure to put in ridge venting is great. I think they are more efficient than the turban vents or various other types of venting. The reason for this is there is more open surface, and there can be better ventilation. This is good to the house in lot of ways. It gets moisture out of air. It removes heat from the attic as the sun beats down on the roof. Generally speaking, if you have a cooler environment in the attic of the home, there is less thermal pressure on the insulation, as well as the roof.
