Retrofitting Attic Ventilation

Making sure your home has soffit vents is an integral part of proper attic ventilation.

Retrofitting attic ventilation. Frost on the underside of the roof or rafters. For purchase information click here. Inside the attic behind existing gable and eave vents the matrix can be cut to size and fastened to the existing 1 4 screen. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Model asf 12 rf has a 12 in. Without the vents there s no place for outside air to enter the attic. A sign that condensation is. Retrofit attic baffles for cathedral and vaulted ceiling ventilation.

Many homes appear to have soffit vents but only have vent screens with no air intake. 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. Dia throat opening and a 10 watt solar panel providing energy to 4 ec fans on sunny days to increase the cfm cubic feet per minute of 740 at 0 1 sp of air flow performance. Here are the signs to look for.

Water stained or blackened wood. The aura solar attic fan retrofit will exhaust air continuously by using solar and wind power for optimum ventilation performance. Learn more about the vulcan vent. Attic ventilation for cathedral and vaulted ceilings require attic baffle vents.

Warm moist air trapped in the attic condenses and freezes on the wood. Screw holes through both flanges. You can also spot this in the summer. Retrofits are as easy as 1 2 3.

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. Locate the soffit vents.