Keeping your home cool means making sure the natural heat cycle is taking place throughout your whole house. What does that mean? Long story short, hot air needs to rise to escape from any structure. When the air gets trapped, it leads to stifling hot temperatures inside the house!
Not only does that mean your family is more uncomfortable, but it also makes your air conditioner work harder. In the long run, you can end up footing major repair bills or even having to replace your AC much sooner. It’s far easier to make sure your roof is ventilated right in Central Texas! But how do you do it?
To Ventilate Your Roof, First Check Out Your Attic
Yes, you can make changes directly to your roof to improve roof ventilation. But should you?
Before you get started on that project, check out your attic.
The #1 thing to look for is anything in your attic that shouldn’t be there. Boxes are the major culprit. If you’re storing Christmas ornaments, clothes, or the kids’ old toys up there, move them out! Boxes will keep air from flowing correctly through your attic and stop the natural heat cycle in its tracks.
This can turn into a serious problem over time because all that heat eventually has to go somewhere. It can overheat the bottom of your roof shingles, “baking” them from below. You won’t be able to see anything out of the ordinary at a glance, but they’ll be softened by the heat and vulnerable to leakage.
New Soffit Vents Are the Best Way to Ventilate a Roof
If you’ve cleared out any excess from your attic and still have a ventilation problem, it’s time to call in the pros. Your local roofing contractor can help you by installing new soffit vents to improve whole home roof ventilation.
Soffit vents sit beneath the eaves and allow warm or humid air to escape from the attic. To be effective, they need to be the right size and shape and positioned on the correct side of the attic based on your home’s shape.
New soffit vents will provide immediate relief and can even reduce your cooling bill from the very first day. Luckily, it only takes a few hours for an Austin roofing contractor to install.
Contact us today to find out more or start with roof ventilation!
