Insulating a Venting Attic in Canterbury, CT
Challenge
Uninsulated vented attics can result into major heat loss from your house and ducts in winter.
Vented attics are hostile places - 30°F in winter and 125°F in the summer. They are very bad places to store things and the worst place to locate ducts because they are the opposite temperature of the air in the ducts that you paid to heat or cool. The attic floor (your ceilings) allow air from inside the house to leak into the attic where it is lost. For each cubic foot of air that leaks out, a cubic foot of air from the outside enters the bottom of the house, making your lower levels cold and drafty. Heat from the house in the attic melts snow on the roof where it refreezes at the eaves causing destructive ice damming. In the summer, the sun heats your roof to 160°F, which radiates to the attic and then to your ceilings and rooms. This could result in Major heat loss to the attic from the house and ducts in winter, heat gain in summer, uncomfortable rooms, more drafts upstairs and downstairs, and higher fuel/electric bills.
Solution
Dr. Energy Saver can make your home less drafty, warmer in winter and cooler in the summer.
SilverGlo EPS foam insulation board with graphite is installed on the underside of your roof deck. The graphite gives it a superior R-value and a foil face on both sides reflects heat out in summer and back in during winter. The roof is still vented and kept cold in winter to prevent ice damming. In summer, excess heat is vented out. No harsh chemicals are sprayed in your home, and ducts in the attic are no longer in a hostile environment. Your attic is clean, less dusty, and suitable for storage. You can even finish your Attic! With this job done your home will be less drafty, warmer in winter and cooler in summer, lower fuel, and electric bills, and less dusty.
