Re: Roof vent

Re: Roof vent

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Roof vent Walter Cohen 04-16-2006
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:21:07 -0400, "Walter Cohen" <w_cohen@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I've a small unfinished walk-in attic in my house in NY. It shares a wall
>with an upstairs bedroom as well as part of the hallway. There is a small
>double-hung wooden window at the far end of the attic space that I keep
>partly open for ventilation purposes. The walls and ceiling (which is the
>underside of the roof) had foil-faced insulation put in between the joists
>by the previous owner (for whatever reason).
>I've black roofing tiles on and the inside temperature during the summer
>months is quite high. Sometimes I even put a dual fan in the attic window
>for a few hours (on a thermostst) to exhaust the inside air.
>
>I was thinking of maybe putting in a roof vent or even one of those turbine
>fans on the roof.
>
>Any thougths?
>
Put up a turbine. A decent 12" one with ball bearings will do a great job.


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