Attic Windows Open Or Closed

I have windows at either end of the attic.

Attic windows open or closed.

During the summer they would open the windows to let the heat out and have cross ventilation. The windows have screens. Hello guys i have ventilation windows in the attic. I think you should do the reverse one.

After the consult had 24 g metal roof installed with grace underlayment vs roofing felt. I have my windows opened and my sister in law came over. In the summer i open them. During the summer and most of fall we keep 2 windows open for cross ventilation.

Consultant said seal from top down including rimjoists. Your attic acts as an insulation between the terrace and the living room. A whole house fan can provide an energy saving alternative to air conditioning particularly when the air outside becomes cooler at night. This insulation resists the heat from the terrace to pass it directly to the living room.

We have a large full attic. They are on the front and back of the house. My parents had two small windows in their attic. My home has a whole house fan installed in the upstairs hallway ceiling when its cool at night that thing can suck the heat out of the house in record time.

A whole house fan is usually installed on the attic floor near the center of your house. This insulation is penetrated if you open u. It gets stifling and stale up there if we don t. The house that i live in also has windows in the attic which are my dormers.

She said leaving the windows will cause. My question is that in the winter should they be left open or should they be closed. I had a consultant come at least 5 yrs ago. 2 are ornamental and the other 4 are regular functioning windows.

Totally sealed attic ceiling walls soffits kneewall ceilings and walls with open cell foam closed cell not recommended for my home. They have triple pane storm windows over them so i left the screen window down and have both windows open a crack to get air circulating in the attic. I even built a screen to go over the entire window on the inside of the attic just to make doubly sure no birds or animals poked through the window. In the late evening or early morning the fan is turned on to exhaust hot air from the house.

After leaving the attic window open overnight it was amazing how cool it got in there. One on each end of the house. We do get bugs flies in the summer ladybugs in the fall. Instructions for running a whole house fan.

6 windows in all. Open your windows before you turn on the fan.