Understanding the basics of roof ventilation can prevent expensive repairs later. Learn about how to achieve optimal airflow ...

When soffit venting isn't part of the equation, insulation requires strategic adjustments to maintain airflow and prevent moisture damage. Creating a well-insulated attic without soffits can seem ...

QDEAR BARRY: We are about to have a new roof installed and have a question about venting our attic. We have a ridge vent and a power exhaust fan on the roof. Our roofing contractor says it is not ...

Q: Even though we have done a good deal of work to increase energy efficiency in our 1960 split-level home in San Carlos, we are having a difficult time keeping the warm air inside the house ...

Here are his rules of thumb: 2) The entire perimeter of the roof needs to have air inlets, meaning continuous soffit ventilation. What’s important is that you have continuous air entry at the ...

Instead, gable vents are at each end of the house. The intakes are soffit vents. This seems to have worked fine with our current roofing, three-tab asphalt shingles with felt underlayment.

At the suggestion of the professional roofer, we created a ridge vent, added soffit vents between each rafter, and left in the two eave vents. Professional contractors and roofers now seem split ...

I have a 40-year-old brick ranch home with a hip roof (thus no gables to vent through) in the cold Chicago suburbs. The roof soffits have a continuous 3-inch vent strip running around the entire ...

Soffit and fascia are two essential components of any roofing system, helping to provide ventilation and weather protection. Soffit is the underside of the eaves extending from the roof overhang.

But ridge vents are designed to work in series with soffit vents. The soffit is the underside of the roof overhang at the back and front lower roof edges. Older homes frequently did not have ...