In the winter your warm indoor air rises and will leave through the attic if it s not properly insulated.
Insulating the underside of your roof.
When hvac equipment is in the attic insulation and.
In addition to installing the foam board on the underside of the roof deck you can attach it to the bottom edges of the rafters in the same manner you would hang drywall.
These circumstances cause your heater and air conditioner to work overtime and your utility bills will spike.
Use these questions to decide which.
An unvented attic differs from a conventional vented attic in that there is no direct venting of the attic.
But the best solution is actually to insulate both the attic floor and the underside of the roof.
Yes you can spray foam the underside of your roof.
If you re insulating the roof directly to insulate the roof itself you either use spray foam or retrofit with it with rigid foam board.
Advantages of unvented attic assemblies.
Don t use spray foam to fix a roof leak.
You can then install.
Then you could simply insulate the pitched roof.
Do you already have a roof leak.
An advantage of spray foam is it s quick whereas foam board needs to be cut and measured which can be a chore.
Insulating the underside of roofs making the case for the unvented attic assembly background.
Is this a great room with a cathedral ceiling or an attic space with a floor.
In some cases you won t be able to insulate the underside of the roof itself but rather the attic floor.