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Venting For Attached Garage Attic rmorton 07-01-2008
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Posted by rmorton on July 1, 2008, 2:58 pm
We moved into a new to us house that is about 6 years old and the garage
has been an oven since the summer is here. We into the garage attic and
discovered that there is no insulation. Oh well something else to get
accomplished. While I was up poking around I did notice that while the
roof has ridge vents the nice ventilated soffit is totally closed off.
Closer inspection and it appears that the soffits were created by
building a ladder out of 2X4's and nailing the ladder to the side of the
trusses. Can the trusses be drilled to allow air passage? If they can
be drilled, how big of a hole and what type of spacing? Sure don't want
to destroy the integrity of the truss system but can see no other way to
get air flow through the soffit and out the ridge vents. Thanks for any
help and insight on how best to fix this. Yes, the insulation will go
in as soon as I can solve the ventilation problem.

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Posted by on July 1, 2008, 3:29 pm
> We moved into a new to us house that is about 6 years old and the garage
> has been an oven since the summer is here. =A0We into the garage attic an=
d
> discovered that there is no insulation. =A0Oh well something else to get
> accomplished. =A0While I was up poking around I did notice that while the
> roof has ridge vents the nice ventilated soffit is totally closed off.
> Closer inspection and it appears that the soffits were created by
> building a ladder out of 2X4's and nailing the ladder to the side of the
> trusses. =A0Can the trusses be drilled to allow air passage? =A0If they c=
an
> be drilled, how big of a hole and what type of spacing? =A0Sure don't wan=
t
> to destroy the integrity of the truss system but can see no other way to
> get air flow through the soffit and out the ridge vents. =A0Thanks for an=
y
> help and insight on how best to fix this. =A0Yes, the insulation will go
> in as soon as I can solve the ventilation problem.


I don't know about the venting other than to suggest what you have
described is almost totally non-functional.

I would not bother adding insulation. 90% of any benefit you are
going to get is going to come from correcting the vent problem.

I am assuming a detached garage. If it is attached, then there
will be some MINIMAL advantage to adding insulation both above and in
outside walls.

Posted by HeyBub on July 2, 2008, 8:07 am
rmorton wrote:
> We moved into a new to us house that is about 6 years old and the
> garage has been an oven since the summer is here. We into the garage
> attic and discovered that there is no insulation. Oh well something
> else to get accomplished. While I was up poking around I did notice
> that while the roof has ridge vents the nice ventilated soffit is
> totally closed off. Closer inspection and it appears that the soffits
> were created by building a ladder out of 2X4's and nailing the ladder
> to the side of the trusses. Can the trusses be drilled to allow air
> passage? If they can be drilled, how big of a hole and what type of
> spacing? Sure don't want to destroy the integrity of the truss
> system but can see no other way to get air flow through the soffit
> and out the ridge vents. Thanks for any help and insight on how best
> to fix this. Yes, the insulation will go in as soon as I can solve
> the ventilation problem.

It would take a LOT of holes to allow sufficient air volume. Is there no
other way to the outside? A gable vent? A vent in the ceiling?

What if you were imprisoned in the attic, how would you get out?



Posted by Smitty Two on July 2, 2008, 12:02 pm


>
> What if you were imprisoned in the attic, how would you get out?

Prisoners don't get out. Ain't that the definition?

Posted by HeyBub on July 2, 2008, 12:37 pm
Smitty Two wrote:
>
>
>>
>> What if you were imprisoned in the attic, how would you get out?
>
> Prisoners don't get out. Ain't that the definition?

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