California Attic Ventilation

It may seem odd to add insulation for warmth and then purposely allow cold air to enter the attic through vents, but this combination is the key to a durable and energy-efficient California home. Here's why: in the winter, allowing a natural flow of outdoor air to ventilate the attic helps keep it cold, which reduces the potential for ice damming. Proper insulation and air sealing also keeps attics cold in winter by blocking the entry of heat and moist air from below. In the summer, natural air flow in a well-vented attic moves super-heated air out of the attic, protecting roof shingles and removing moisture. The insulation will resist heat transfer into the house.

Attic Fans
Attic fans are intended to cool hot California attics by drawing in cooler outside air from attic vents (soffit and gable) and pushing hot air to the outside. However, if your attic has blocked soffit vents and is not well-sealed from the rest of the house, attic fans will suck cool conditioned air up out of the house and into the attic. This will use more energy and make your air conditioner work harder, which will increase your summer utility bill. Don’t forget to install an attic fan vent guard when installing your attic fans. These fans are the #1 entry point for birds, squirrels, raccoons, mice, etc… Let our team in California team install one of these units for you and protect your investment!

Doing the Job
Laying fiberglass rolls is easiest for a “do-it-yourselfer” job. If you have any type of insulation between the rafters, install the second layer over and perpendicular to the first (again, the second layer of roll insulation should be unfaced — with no vapor retarder). This will help cover the tops of the joists and reduce heat loss or gain through the frame. Our California attic insulation/ventilation specialists can also use blown-in cellulose insulation to provide an “attic cap” to your existing insulation.

 

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Our local California offices offer Attic Ventilation services in the following cities:
Aguanga, Alameda, Albany, Aliso Viejo, Alpine, Alta, American Canyon, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Antioch, Atherton, Auburn, Banning, Belmont, Belvedere, Berkeley, Bodega, Bonita, Brea, Brentwood, Buena Park, Burlingame, Cabazon, Calistoga, Cameron Park, Camino, Camp Pendleton, Campbell, Capistrano Beach, Cardiff-by-the-sea, Carlsbad, Carmichael, Carnelian Bay, Castro Valley, Chula Vista, Citrus Heights, Clayton, Cloverdale, Colfax, Concord, Corona Del Mar, Coronado, Corte Madera, Costa Mesa, Cotati, Coto De Caza, Cowan Heights, Cupertino, Cypress, Dana Point, Danville, Danville, Deer Park, Del Mar, Desert Center, Diamond Springs, Dublin, East Irvine, Echo Lake, El Cajon, El Cerrito, El Cerrito, El Toro, El Verano, Eldorado Hills, Elk Grove, Elkgrove, Emeryville, Encinitas, Escondido, Fair Oaks, Fairfax, Fairfax, Fallbrook, Fallen Leaf Lake, Folsom, Foothill Ranch, Foster City, Fountain Valley, Fremont, Fullerton, Galt, Garden Grove, Geyserville, Granite Bay, Guatay, Hawaiian Gardens, Hayward, Healdsburg, Hemet, Herald, Hercules, Hillsborough, Huntington Beach, Idyllwild, Imperial Beach, Inverness, Irvine, Isleton, Jacumba, Jamul, Jenner, Kentfield, Kings Beach, La Habra, La Jolla, La Mesa, La Palma, La Quinta, Lafayette, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lagunitas, Lake Forest, Lakeside, Larkspur, Lemon Grove, Lemon Heights, Leucadia, Lincoln, Livermore, Loomis, Los Alamitos, Los Altos, March Air Reserve Base, Marshall, Martinez, Martinez, Mather, Meeks Bay, Menlo Park, Meyers, Midway City, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Mission Viejo, Moraga, Mount Laguna, Mountain View, Napa, National City, Newark, Newcastle, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Newport Coast, Norco, North Palm Springs, Novato, Oakland, Oakley, Oakville, Ocean Beach, Oceanside, Olympic Valley, Orange, Orange Park, Orangevale, Orinda, Pacific Beach, Pala, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Penngrove, Penryn, Petaluma, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Placentia, Placerville, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Point Loma, Portola Valley, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redwood City, Richmond, Rio Nido, Riverside, Rocklin, Rocklin, Rohnert Park, Roseville, Ross, Rossmoor, Sacramento, Saint Helena, San Anselmo, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Clemente, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jacinto, San Jose, San Juan Capistrano, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Marcos, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Santee, Saratoga, Sausalito, Seal Beach, Sebastopol, Solana Beach, Sonoma, South Laguna, South Lake Tahoe, Spring Valley, Stanton, Sunnyvale, Sunol, Tahoe City, Tahoe Vista, Tahoma, Tecate, Temecula, The Sea Ranch, Tiburon, Torrey Pines, Trabuco Canyon, Truckee, Tustin, Tustin Hills, Union City, Valley Center, Valley Ford, Villa Park, Vista, Walnut Creek, Walnut Grove, Warner Springs, Westminster, White Water, Windsor, Woodside, Yorba Linda, Youtville.