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Proper attic ventilation in south florida.
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There are two types of roof vents namely intake vents and exhaust vents.
Grab a flashlight and inspect your attic during the winter.
Air flows in through the soffit vents and out through the roof vents.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic.
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The most offending cold surfaces are usually supply ducts but they can be ceiling drywall and metallic penetrations through the ceiling if low interior setpoints are maintained.
I come across many homes that originally had soffit venting and wind turbines at the peak but continuous ridge venting was added later during a re roof.
Broward collier hendry lee miami dade monroe and palm beach and require a minimum r 30 attic insulation.
Soffit vents are typically made of pvc or aluminum and.
In other words the entire vent opening doesn t count as vented space.
A home with a roof vent.
Typically current best home building practices indicate an r 30 to r 38 for attic insulation.
Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape.
The florida building code identifies two distinct climate zones.
In much of florida it is not uncommon to have an outdoor air dew point of 24 c 75 f and an attic air dew point of 29 c 85 f.
A well ventilated attic with roof vents can minimize potential damage and cost.
Proper attic ventilation in florida the typical method for ventilating the attic on an average home is soffit and ridge vent.
Climate zone 1 consists of the following south florida counties.
For the best results place roof ventilation near the roof s peak and soffit vents in the eaves.
If you see dampness or frost you need better roof ventilation and some attic vents.
It s just like dressing to go out in antarctica if you have the right clothes you don t feel the cold or heat.
They can be found on a roof along the lowest eave or near soffits.
Intake vents allow air outside to enter attics and other areas of ventilation.
That said air resistance and interference such as vent grates reduces the area of true ventilation.
I suspect the thinking was the more the better.
As the florida study found attic ventilation only made about a 10 degree difference to attic temperature maximum.
Box vents are installed over a hole cut out of the roof and utilize natural convection to create an opening for the.
