Ventilation and Insulation
What Kind of Insulation is Used on Flat Roofing?
By Phoenix Roofing Contractors. Understand the importance of fortifying and insulating a flat roof to maximize energy efficiency. As a homeowner or building owner, you should be aware of what goes into fortifying and insulating a flat roof. Flat roofs often require different materials than sloped or pitched roofs, such ...
Don’t Wait to Ventilate!
By George G. Allaster, Marco Industries. Air ventilation is critical to the performance of a roofing system and the interior comfort of a home. Here is a complete answer to the question, “Why ventilate?” It can be hard to conceptualize how air can damage a roof structure and insulation—it's just ...
Balancing Act: Ensuring Good Attic Ventilation
By GCP Applied Technologies. Good attic ventilation is just one component of a wider strategy for reducing the chance of ice dams, as well as other moisture problems. For both residential or commercial structures, ventilation is especially important in situations where poor air sealing lets heat and moisture from inside the structure ...
3 Benefits of Aluminum Sofit
Soffit is both functional and aesthetic, making homes more attractive and helping with ventilation. Even though many homes do have soffit installed, many homeowners aren’t completely aware of what it is. If you look up at your homes eaves, or even the eaves of most commercial buildings, you’ll see a material ...
Q&A - Buckling Plywood, What Causes It?
Buckling plywood could mean there are problems with ventilation or condensation. Chris, a homeowner from Virginia, asked: My roof that was installed in 2005 (full plywood replacement) recently has begun minor buckling that appears to be caused by H-Clips bending. Everything is installed correctly. Anyone ever dealt with a similar situation or ...
Q & A - Why Does My Attic Creak at Night?
Creaking in your attic could mean you need better insulation or ventilation. Larry Asks, "I have a single-story home in Southern CA. when the roof heats up the attic makes a loud cracking noise." (You know the sound. You're Laying the in bed and you hear that noise from the attic like ...
Q & A - Icicles and Ice Dams - Causes and Cures
Icicles and ice dams seem to be on everyone's mine this winter in the north-east of our country. Sue had a brand new roof put on in Oct of 2014 and has a couple of leaks and icicles she is dealing with this winter with all the extreme snowfall. This is ...
Icicles on my Eaves 3 Reasons Why?
Icicles are hanging off my eaves and although they look pretty in the winter months, they also can be dangerous. This winter, the North East of the USA, has received a lot of snow and very cold temperatures and that can be the formula for icicles forming on the eaves of ...
Q & A - Is My Ridge Vent Nailed Correctly?
When you can clearly see the shaft of the nails, there is an issue with the installation of this ridge vent. What’s wrong with this photo? This photo was recently sent to me with the question, "Is my ridge vent nailed correctly? My roofer says it is.” When you can clearly see ...
Do Gable End Vents need to be sealed up when using Ridge Vents?
Do Gable End Vents need to be sealed up when using Ridge Vents? Yes, I mean No, Wait a second, Maybe? Asking this question will get you many different answers. Even engineers will argue this point. So let's break it down to qualify the question. There are different types of homes ...
