I bought a cape cod built in 1950's and there's a beam running across the top that the rafters are connected to, so doing ridge vent's is not really an option. What would be the most effective way to vent my attic so that I can re-insulate it and finish the attic into another bedroom?
My house is a stick built that is shaped like a double wide... It is 1000 sq. ft. heated and a 100 sq. ft. garage built to the end of the house, all under one roof... The end has vents at the peak of the roof line... Would adding a single fan to one end of the house, exhaust the hot air that...
When I moved into our 60 year old house, it had an open gable vent on one end of the two story house. During the summer, I added another open gable vent on the other end of the house to create cross breeze ventilation. Since the attic is not finished living space, I also insulated between the...
A recent blizzard blew out the bug screen on my gable vent in the attic. It's winter and still very cold in the attic. Is it OK for me to wait until spring before fixing the bug screen? Are bugs an issue during the winter months?
My roof is getting replaced and have been told allot of different things by different contractors, some recommend a ridge vent but I don't have soffit vents so ive heard that's a no no. I cant seem to find any information out about whether its a good idea to use turtle vents on a house with...