Retrofitting Attic Ventilation

Attic ventilation for cathedral and vaulted ceilings require attic baffle vents.

Retrofitting attic ventilation.

Screw holes through both flanges. With v baffe s design you can quickly and easily retrofit cathedral and vaulted ceilings that would otherwise have been next to impossible. Photo by merle henkenius. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

With the help of an assistant raise the vent up to the soffit and center it over the cutout slot. Making sure your home has soffit vents is an integral part of proper attic ventilation. Here are the signs to look for. Locate the soffit vents.

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Frost on the underside of the roof or rafters. Many homes appear to have soffit vents but only have vent screens with no air intake. Learn more about the vulcan vent. Space the holes 12 to 14 in.

Inside the attic behind existing gable and eave vents the matrix can be cut to size and fastened to the existing 1 4 screen. Next lay the strip vent down on a flat wood surface such as a plywood sheet or long 2 x 4 and drill 1 8 in dia. Water stained or blackened wood. Without the vents there s no place for outside air to enter the attic.

Model asf 12 rf has a 12 in. A sign that condensation is. Warm moist air trapped in the attic condenses and freezes on the wood.