The Role of Attic Baffles

Your Insulation Panama City is more than just a storage space – it’s an essential part of your home’s insulation. It keeps cool air flowing throughout your living spaces, protects the roof and gutters from moisture damage, and prevents ice dams in the winter. It’s also crucial for maintaining good indoor air quality by keeping moisture, mold and mildew away from the living areas of your house.

To do its job effectively, your attic needs to be well ventilated with a constant stream of air moving in and out. That’s why a properly installed attic ventilation system is so important. Without adequate attic venting, heat can be trapped in the attic, driving your HVAC to work overtime and raising your energy bills. In addition, improper attic ventilation can lead to ice dams, roof leaks and other costly attic repairs.

Attic baffles, also known as rafter air channels, are the attic’s key to proper ventilation. They ensure unobstructed airflow between rafters and optimize attic insulation performance.

Typically made from cardboard, foam or metal, baffles are fitted into each attic rafter bay in conjunction with soffit vents and ridge vents. They act as a series of 2-inch-deep chutes, ensuring an air gap between the underside of the roof deck and attic insulation and guiding air from soffit vents toward ridge vents.

The experts at Koala Insulation of Greenville can conduct a thorough attic inspection to assess the condition of your home’s attic and install baffles that will promote proper airflow and maximize the effectiveness of your insulation. Contact us today to schedule your free evaluation!

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