Rafter vents come in 4 foot lengths and 14 1 2 and 22 1 2 inch widths for different rafter spacings.
How to install attic rafter vents baffles.
Without this air movement any moisture that gets into.
Sometimes called rafter vents baffles provide ventilation and keep the insulation from blocking airflow through your attic.
Installing baffles from a soffit vent and up the rafter bay allows you to insulate every available inch of attic floor space.
Putting baffles in your attic is a crucial step in installing attic insulation.
Attic rafter vent baffles are essential for the health of your roof.
How to install attic rafter vents and baffles.
Without baffles you must keep vents clear of insulation which means.
The gable of your house must have openings to allow fresh air to enter and stale air to exit.
Rafter vents ensure the soffit vents are clear and there is a channel for outside air to move into the attic at the soffits and out through the gable or ridge vent.
To install the rafter vents staple them directly to the roof decking.
Attach this roof and attic insulation treatment using foam baffles to ventilate insulate and channel cold and hot air to roof vents before insulation is add.