How to install attic rafter vents and baffles.
How to install retrofit roof baffles.
The gable of your house must have openings to allow fresh air to enter and stale air to exit.
This particular house didn t have any access from.
Remove the ceiling drywall under the baffle area and install the baffles from below.
Take up the roof sheeting and work the baffles from above the rafters.
If your finished attic includes knee walls along the lower sections of the space you only need to install baffles to the area where drywall will be attached directly to the roof rafters.
In this video we show you how to retrofit a house that has strip vents for soffit vents with attic baffles.
Baffles and insulation keep air moving below a roof deck to expel the air outside.
Rafter vents should be placed in your attic ceiling in between the rafters at the point where your attic ceiling meets your attic floor.
Rafter vents come in 4 foot lengths and 14 1 2 and 22 1 2 inch widths for different rafter spacings.
To install the rafter vents staple them directly to the roof decking.
In this video we show you how to retrofit a cathedral ceiling from the attic with vbaffle s attic baffle.
This particular install only required one vbaffle per rafter cavity.
With a low sloped roof trying to work within the confines of the attic will be very difficult.