Ikanizer said:

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I just covered up any roof vents with the radiant barrier material. The air flows in the air gap between the film and the underside of the roof up to the ridge vents. I focused on covering the under side of roof areas that take a direct hit from the sun - east, south and west facing. I have a pretty large area of roof that faces north and I only covered the parts that were easily accessible. LIke I said earlier I put the film on at least 15 years ago with an electric staple gun. I've re-stapled a couple of areas over the years. Definitely got my money back on this project.

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MrJonMan said:

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Noticed yesterday (never paid attention) my garage has zero venting on the eaves, just about 20ftbof ridge vent across the top. Looked like I'll be changing that.

Also, should I be able to feel the air moving in the attic from the rafter vents?

I ask because when I was running Ethernet for security cameras last year, I felt no air, but when I pulled insulation out from the eave to run the wire, I instantly could feel a difference. Just want to make sure the basics like air flow are covered.

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Gary79Ag said:

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MrJonMan said:

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Noticed yesterday (never paid attention) my garage has zero venting on the eaves, just about 20ftbof ridge vent across the top. Looked like I'll be changing that.

Also, should I be able to feel the air moving in the attic from the rafter vents?

I ask because when I was running Ethernet for security cameras last year, I felt no air, but when I pulled insulation out from the eave to run the wire, I instantly could feel a difference. Just want to make sure the basics like air flow are covered.

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Sounds like you have no baffles to prevent the insulation from sealing off the airflow from the air vents in the soffits to the attic area. When you moved the insulation to install the wiring, you opened up the restricted area to allow airflow.




Rafter Vent Baffle

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