It allows stale air to pass freely to the outside of your home or an office.
Attic insulation soffit baffles.
That airflow is intended to churn the stale air in.
Remove any blow in insulation that covers the soffit vent with your gloved hand.
Installing baffles from a soffit vent and up the rafter bay allows you to insulate every available inch of attic floor space.
They allow the air to circulate under or near the insulation.
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Without baffles you must keep vents clear of insulation which means.
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Attic rafter vent baffles are essential for the health of your roof.
Hold the baffle so it extends from the attic floor to the wall plate which is the horizontal board on top of.
Baffles are a critical component to our attic insulation process that provides multiple benefits to a difficult construction aspect.
Staple plastic or foam baffles to the roof sheathing near the eaves to keep the material away.
Basic functions of baffles baffles are chutes that when installed properly can provide a channel for air to flow from your exterior soffit vents up into your attic space.
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An attic baffle along with correct insulation is designed to rectify or prevent these problems from occurring.
They allow the fresh air to travel up under the roof to the ridge or gable vents keeping the roofing materials dried out and in good working order.
For the same reason insulation shouldn t touch the roof s underside.
Soffit vents are the small metal or plastic grates you probably have seen under the eaves of houses.
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The airflow from the soffits to the ridge vent keeps the roof cool and prevents ice dams and the material will block that flow.