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| How do you stop cold air from attic vents from allowing cold air into the living area? | | Published by: jack 2008-10-24 |
| | I have a continious ridge vent, soffit vents, and gable vents in the attic.
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In the winter, the roof above the unheated attic is cold. When warm air leaks into the unheated attic, it creates warm areas on the roof which in turn cause
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Sometimes cottagers make the mistake of venting moist air into the attic space, This will stop cold drafts from entering the walls and prevent heat and
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The thing is with this house, the walls are not insulated. There is also a breathing space that runs from the attic to the basement on all sides.
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My fear is that cold air can come through the walls or electricial outlets when my natural gas furnace sucks air. I wonder if I could block the breathing space that runs from the attic to the basement in the winter? Preventing Ice Dams on Roofs::
Cold air enters at low vents (at eaves) and forces warmer air to exit at Positive pressure forces air into the attic and negative pressure draws air out
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Inadequate Ventilation means that there isn’t enough outdoor air coming into the roof vent passages or a ventilated attic to carry away the heat that
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Wow. You are worried about a draft in a house built like that? The furnace needs some source of air for proper combustion so try to figure out some way for the furnace to get that air whatever you do with the breathing space.
your house has to breathe i would insulate the attic floor and that should give you the results you want
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