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We all know the importance of ventilation during the summer months. Trapped heat in the attic makes your home uncomfortable and causes your air conditioner to work overtime. It can also cause your roof to age prematurely.

And yes, we need to be aware of proper ventilation in the winter months. At Ray St. Clair Roofing, we provide you with the highest quality ventilation systems in Fairfield, OH, Greater Cincinnati, SE Indiana, and Northern Kentucky.

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Importance of Ventilation

Ventilation is essential, providing the comfort and protection we all want and need in our homes. Once the heat within your home rises and passes through the attic insulation, you have obtained the heat's usefulness.

The problem arises when warm heat, which contains moisture from cooking and bathing, reaches the cold winter attic air space.

Attic Condensation Results

As you know, when cold air meets warm moist air without air movement, condensation occurs—attic condensation results in wet insulation, which, just like wet clothing, is ineffective at keeping you warm. Wet insulation allows heat to escape through the attic. It is almost as bad as leaving your door open in the winter, which results in a terrible waste of money and energy. Moisture is also a primary cause of peeling paint, cracks in the ceiling, mold, and even buckling and rotting wood.

Sources of Ventilation

There are two sources of ventilation: intake and exhaust. Generally, intake ventilation is created along the soffit and eaves of the home. Exhaust ventilation is near the roof's peak or at the home's gables. Most manufacturers of shingles, insulation, and paint require there to be one square foot of ventilation for every 300 square feet of attic space. Half of this vent area should be intake ventilation and the other half exhaust.

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