Heat would be lost in cold climates.
Do all houses have attics.
Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
When a house has a sloped roof and horizontal ceilings there is going to be some dead space between the ceiling and the roof otherwise known as the attic.
Does your house have an attic.
It might be cooler in very hot climates with adequate vents high up.
That s true even if the only time it s accessed is periodically by the homeowner and less often during an inspection.
Not all houses do.
Noticed one of the attic vents was not working.
The house or room could have no attic but a vaulted ceiling with the underside of the roof and the collar beams visible.
Houses with gable roofs may also have vents located on the side of the house as.
Most homes already have some passive attic venting built in.
If you live in a cold climate as we do in canada the roof on your house is likely sloped to allow rain and melting snow to run off.
It might also hold important information about a previous house fire.
Cool air enters the attic through soffit vents in the eaves.
All you need to know about attic ventilation.
Once inside the air heats up and rises higher ultimately exiting through venting at the roof s gables through ridge vents cut into the roof s apex or other vent holes in the roof.
Told that the 2 attic power vents are the only attic ventilation i have the house does have vented soffits every other soffit cover is vented.
Because they prevent fresh air from freely flowing into the attic.