[Spridgets] House insulation and some gratuitous LBC content

[Frank Clarici]

David Booker wrote:
> Probably a good point about the ventilation.  My new house in Tennessee had
> venting all the way around the roof, plus ridge venting.  It definitely has to
> breathe up there, but I think a nice fat layer between the attic/roof space
> and your living area is probably a good idea.
>
>   
As long as there is enough attic ventilation and the soffits have 
prop-a-vents to keep the air flow from being stopped by the insulation, 
There is no reason you can not have 2 feet of ceiling insulation. NEVER 
insulate the rafters and NEVER block up any vents no matter how cold the 
attic is.
I have replaced roof decking from dumb people who insulate the rafters 
or block up all the vents.
I have seen so much condensation in attics it looked like it was raining 
because the vents were closed up.


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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ