As you suffer through a summer heat wave your attic may be the last place on your mind.
Why is there an attic.
But let s be logical.
It helps to cool your home temperatures and the attic by approximately 30 degrees.
There are a variety of reasons why your attic creates condensation but you may need a professional to determine the precise cause.
Whole house fans work on the principle of removing the hot and humid air out of the house.
The whole house fan is installed inside the attic between the living space and ceiling.
Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.
Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult to reach corners.
Advani hopes to finish the attic and install a minisplit although he s not sure that will lower the humidity.
For similar reasons your attic needs to breathe also.
The question is if the house including the attic is very well insulated is there a application for an attic fan.
But there is no effective way to circulate the air between the attic and the remainder of the house.
An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building.
I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow.
It seems to me there is but a sealed attic has no vents to dump the fan air from the interior of the house.
An attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret.
Intakes and outlets are placed strategically to allow for the greatest amount of air circulation.
Can i put a small swamp cooler or ventless a c unit up there to cool it only to use while i am in my shop maybe an hour or two a couple times a week.
The space is more friendly for air handlers located there.
Most of the house is heated and cooled with a conventional gas fired furnace and air conditioning system.
While we have an active process most homes have a passive venting system which requires a balance between the intakes and outlets.
The pattern of wetness and staining are usually circular but can change shape based on the origin of the condensation and the slope of the roof.
After all there s no way you d want to climb up there when the stifling heat can reach as high as 150f.
I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.
If you have a flat roof then possibly there isn t an attic there may be just an air space.
If your roof has a peak and your interior ceilings are flat there s got to be.