Tile Roof Ventilation: How to Vent an Attic Under a Clay or Concrete Tile Roof
Tile roofs vent under the tile, but the attic still needs its own intake and exhaust. How tile roof ventilation works, where it falls short, and what helps.
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How Many Soffit Vents Do I Need? A Simple Guide to Attic Intake VentilationHow Many Soffit Vents Do I Need? A Simple Guide to Attic Intake Ventilation
How many soffit vents do you need? Use the IRC 1/150 or 1/300 rule, put at least half the vent area low, keep insulation clear, then add exhaust.
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Signs of Poor Attic Ventilation: 8 Things to Check in Your AtticSigns of Poor Attic Ventilation: 8 Things to Check in Your Attic
Most of us never look in the attic until something goes wrong. But the attic is where ventilation problems show up first, often long before a stain appears on a...
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Do Solar Attic Fans Work at Night, on Cloudy Days and in Winter?Do Solar Attic Fans Work at Night, on Cloudy Days and in Winter?
It's one of the most common questions we get: "A solar attic fan runs on sunlight, so what happens when there isn't any?" The sun sets every night, clouds roll...
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How Hot Does an Attic Get in Arizona? (And What Actually Helps)How Hot Does an Attic Get in Arizona? (And What Actually Helps)
If you've ever opened the attic hatch in July, you know the answer is "hotter than you'd believe." In the Valley, that heat isn't a few bad afternoons. It's months...
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What Size Solar Attic Fan Do I Need? How to Match a Fan to Your Attic, Shed or ContainerWhat Size Solar Attic Fan Do I Need? How to Match a Fan to Your Attic, Shed or Container
Measure the space, divide by CFM, and size the intake first. Here's how to pick the right solar fan for an attic, shed or shipping container.
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Why Roof Warranty Problems Start in the AtticWhy Roof Warranty Problems Start in the Attic
The shingle almost never fails first. The attic does. A roofer with forty years of tear-offs explains why modern, tightly sealed homes have made attic ventilation harder, why the high-CFM...
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The Truth About Solar Powered Container VentsThe Truth About Solar Powered Container Vents
Some container vents promise 2,000 CFM or more from a small fan and a modest solar panel. Almost every fan rating you'll see is a free-air number measured on a...
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Solar Attic Ventilation Done Right: The 2013 Article That Called ItSolar Attic Ventilation Done Right: The 2013 Article That Called It
In 2013, every solar attic fan on the market was competing on one number: CFM. Dan Rheaume argued the opposite — multiple small fans, spread across the roof, working with...
