Hi,
I recently got my attic insulated between the rafters and the attic floored.They brought all of the boards in the rafters down to meet the flooring, sealing the attic off.
The vents in the bedrooms are all in the roof as opposed to the walls. There is very little air circulating in some of the rooms so I took off one of the vents and can see the insulated boards between the rafters. Should the boards should have been installed down this far - to the eaves. Or should they have stopped at the flooring level so that the vents would have direct route to the eaves and, hopefully, fresh air. I am thinking of cutting a route through the boards so that there is a path for the air to the vent and room.
The idea, so the builder claims, with putting the vent on the roof instead of the external wall was to avoide excessive draft. Not sure if this applied when the insulation goes all the way down the rafter, as described above. Hope this makes some sense and would appreciate advice.
I recently got my attic insulated between the rafters and the attic floored.They brought all of the boards in the rafters down to meet the flooring, sealing the attic off.
The vents in the bedrooms are all in the roof as opposed to the walls. There is very little air circulating in some of the rooms so I took off one of the vents and can see the insulated boards between the rafters. Should the boards should have been installed down this far - to the eaves. Or should they have stopped at the flooring level so that the vents would have direct route to the eaves and, hopefully, fresh air. I am thinking of cutting a route through the boards so that there is a path for the air to the vent and room.
The idea, so the builder claims, with putting the vent on the roof instead of the external wall was to avoide excessive draft. Not sure if this applied when the insulation goes all the way down the rafter, as described above. Hope this makes some sense and would appreciate advice.