Hot Upstairs Attic Insulation

In other words use temperature controlled or timer d attic fans to keep your attic from getting too ridiculously hot.

Hot upstairs attic insulation.

More attic insulation helps but only if you have very little now. Excessive heat deteriorates items you store in the attic and can cause moisture. One of the biggest reasons the upstairs gets so hot is that the current sealing insulation and ventilation systems are not working correctly. Solar or standard attic fans run on sun power and pull superheated air out of your attic to be replaced by cooler outside air.

A hot attic is bad for several reasons. Second story addition with 40 year old r 19 insulation in the attic that could be replaced or added to. Add extra insulation to your roof and attic. You have poor attic insulation leaking air ducts or blocked soffit vents.

Also adding an attic fan will help cool things down by circulating the air up there and decreasing the amount of hot air reaching your second floor. Of attic space above the ground floor with no insulation and problematic access. Poor attic insulation leaking air ducts and blocked soffit vents can also cause your home to have hot upstairs and cold downstairs. You can even air seal your attic to prevent heat from seeping in.

Attack your hottest spots with low energy cooling. And approximately 550 sq. On the sealing side of things gaps in the home s structure can go unnoticed and quickly add up causing air conditioning to be wasted. We are also hopeful of being able to take advantage of.

We have a 700 sq. High temperatures inside your attic shorten the life span of shingles. If your upstairs is too hot the likely problem is poor insulation in your attic or bad ventilation throughout the home. Attic fans are overrated and can cause more problems sucking air conditioned air out of your home.

But in order to actually fix the problem. Reduce use of lights and appliances avoid generating additional heat upstairs. Of course the simplest but not the best solution is to just use a stand alone fan in a specific hot room.