Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio offices offer Attic Ventilation services in the following cities:
Addyston, Adena, Akron, Alexandria, Alliance, Alliance, Alpha, Amanda, Amberley, Ameilia, Amherst, Amsterdam, Aquilla, Archbold, Arlington Heights, Ashley, Aurora, Avon, Avon Lake, Bairdstown, Baltimore, Barberton, Barnesville, Batavia, Bay Village, Beach City, Beachwood, Beavercreek, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Bellaire, Bellaire, Bellbrook, Belmont, Beloit, Bentleyville, Berea, Bergholz, Berkey, Bethel, Bethesda, Bethlehem, Bexley, Bloomdale, Bloomingdale, Blue Ash, Boston Heights, Boston Heights, Bowerston, Bowersville, Bowling Green, Bradner, Brady Lake, Bratenahl, Brecksville, Brecksville, Bremen, Brewster, Brice, Bridgeport, Broadview Heights, Brook Park, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Brookside, Brookville, Buckeye Lake, Burlington, Burnlington, Burton, Butlerville, Cadiz, California, Camp Dennison, Campbell, Canal Fulton, Canal Winchester, Canfield, Canton, Carlisle, Carroll, Catawba, Cedarville, Centerville, Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Cheviot, Chilo, Cincinnati, Clay Center, Clayton, Clearview, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Cleves, Cleves, Clifton, Clinton, College Corner, Collinsville, Columbia Station, Columbus, Cortland, Corwin, Covington, Craig Beach, Custar, Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Heights, Cygnet, Dayton, Deer Park, Deersville, Dehli, Delaware, Delta, Dillonvale, Donnelsville, Dublin, East Canton, East Claridon, East Cleveland, East Sparta, Eastlake, Elmore, Elmwood Place, Elyria, Empire, Englewood, Enon, Erlanger, Euclid, Evendale, Fairborn, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fairlawn, Fairport Harbor, Fairview Park, Farmersville, Fayette, Felicity, Florence, Flushing, Forest Park, Fort Mitchell, Fort Thomas, Franklin, Freeport, Gahanna, Galena, Galloway, Garfield Heights, Garrettsville, Gates Mills, Genoa, Germantown, Girard, Glendale, Glenwillow, Golf Manor, Goshen, Grafton, Grand Rapids, Grand River, Grandview Heights, Granville, Gratiot, Green, Greenhills, Grove City, Groveport, Hanover, Harbor View, Harrisburg, Harrison, Harrisville, Hartville, Harveysburg, Haskins, Heath, Heberon, Hebron, Highland Heights, Highland Hills, Hilliard, Hills And Dales, Hiram, Holland, Holloway, Hooven, Hopedale, Hoytville, Hubbard, Huber Heights, Hudson, Hunting Valley, Independence, Irondale, Isle Saint George, Jacksonburg, Jamestown, Jerry City, Jewett, Johnstown, Kent, Kenton, Kettering, Kings Mills, Kipton, Kirkersville, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Lacarne, Lagrange, Lakeline, Lakemore, Lakewood, Lancaster, Latonia Lakes, Lebanon, Limaville, Lincoln Heights, Linndale, Lithopolis, Lockbourne, Lockland, London, Lorain, Lordstown, Louisville, Loveland, Loveland, Lowellville, Luckey, Lyndhurst, Lyons, Macedonia, Macedonia, Madeira, Madison, Magnetic Springs, Magnolia, Maineville, Maineville, Mansfield, Mantua, Maple Heights, Marathon, Marble Cliff, Marblehead, Mariemont, Martin, Martins Ferry, Marysville, Mason, Massillon, Maumee, Maumee, Mayfield, Mayfield Heights, Mcdonald, Medina, Medway, Melbourne, Mentor, Mentor-on-the-lake, Metamora, Metamora, Meyers Lake, Miamisburg, Miamitown, Miamiville, Middle Bass, Middleburg Heights, Middlefield, Middletown, Midway, Milford, Milford Center, Millbury, Millersport, Millville, Milton Center, Minerva, Minerva Park, Mingo Junction, Mogadore, Monclova, Monroe, Montgomery, Moraine, Moreland Hills, Morning View, Morristown, Morrow, Moscow, Mount Healthy, Mount Pleasant, Mount Sterling, Munroe Falls, Navarre, Neapolis, Neville, New Albany, New Alexandria, New Athens, New Carlisle, New Franklin, New Lebanon, New Miami, New Middletown, New Richmond, Newark, Newburgh Heights, Newbury, Newport, Newton Falls, Newtonsville, Newtown, Niles, North Baltimore, North Bend, North Canton, North College Hill, North Hampton, North Olmsted, North Perry, North Randall, North Ridgeville, North Royalton, Northfield, Northwood, Norton, Norwood, Oak Harbor, Oakwood, Oberlin, Obetz, Okeana, Olmstead Falls, Orange, Orangeville, Oregon, Oregonia, Ostrander, Ottawa Hills, Overpeck, Owensville, Oxford, Painesville, Parma, Parma Heights, Pataskala, Pemberville, Peninsula, Pepper Pike, Perry, Perrysburg, Petersburg, Pettisville, Phillipsburg, Pickerington, Plain City, Pleasant Plain, Pleasantville, Poland, Port Clinton, Portage, Powell, Powhatan Point, Put-in-bay, Ravenna, Rayland, Reading, Reminderville, Reynoldsburg, Richfield, Richmond, Richmond Heights, Richwood, Risingsun, Riverlea, Riverside, Rochester, Rocky Ridge, Rocky River, Ross, Rossford, Rushville, Saint Bernard, Saint Clairsville, Saint Louisville, Scio, Sebring, Seven Hills, Seven Mile, Shadyside, Shaker Heights, Shandon, Sharonville, Shawnee Hills, Sheffield, Sheffield Lake, Sheffield Lake, Silver Grove, Silver Lake, Silverton, Smithfield, Solon, Somerville, South Amherst, South Charleston, South Euclid, South Lebanon, South Russell, South Solon, South Vienna, Spring Valley, Springboro, Springdale, Springfield, Steubenville, Stony Ridge, Stoutsville, Stow, Stratton, Streetsboro, Strongsville, Struthers, Sugar Bush Knolls, Sugar Grove, Sunbury, Swanton, Sylvania, Tallmadge, Terrace Park, The Village Of Indian Hill, Thurston, Tiltonsville, Timberlake, Toledo, Tontogany, Toronto, Tremont City, Trenton, Triadelphia, Trotwood, Twinsburg, Union, Unionville Center, University Heights, Upper Arlington, Urbancrest, Utica, Valley Grove, Valley View, Vandalia, Verona, Waite Hill, Walbridge, Walton, Walton Hills, Warren, Warrensville Heights, Waterville, Wauseon, Wayne, Waynesburg, Waynesville, Wellington, West Chester, West Farmington, West Jefferson, West Liberty, West Millgrove, West Rushville, Westerville, Westlake, Weston, Wheeling, Whitehall, Whitehouse, Wickliffe, Wilberforce, Williamsburg, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Willowick, Wilmot, Windham, Wintersville, Woodmere, Wooster, Worthington, Wyoming, Xenia, Yankee Lake, Yellow Springs, Yorkville, Youngstown