Finished Attic No Ventilation

Without properly ventilating the roof your finished space can be just as unpleasant as an unfinished attic.

Finished attic no ventilation.

Gable vents may circulate air through only a small percentage of your attic. Without properly insulating your finished attic room will also be cold in the winter. I hope someone can help us and the 2 contractors who have diagnosed the problem as nothin to do now. Since parts of a finished attic are usually very close to the roof insulation often blocks proper ventilation that is needed under a roof structure.

To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes. Without baffles blinders that prevent outside air from crossing over the vent a ridge vent may create almost no ventilation at all. We have been told that we cannot put in ventilation now because there is no space left between the insulation and the roof. Most codes require a specified minimum amount of headroom and it s tough to meet this requirement when insulating a finished attic especially since most.

A combination of air sealing and insulating the attic floor while providing ventilation considerably reduces the potential for condensation as warm moist air is less likely to enter. However if moisture is able to enter the unvented attic space it may lead to roofing panel issues. Too often mechanical ventilation ducts from bathrooms kitchens or laundry rooms deposit warm moist air into the attic instead of outside the building envelope. Unventilated attics can help to mitigate energy loss through leaky ducts or ceiling fittings.