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Why Your Home's Roof Needs Adequate Ventilation

22 April 2022

Nora Mcdonalid

Your house has many moisture sources. Your warm breath, along with daily household activities such as meal preparation, hot showers, and warm-water washes for laundry all increase moisture buildup inside the home.

The rising heat causes the moisture to naturally travel to the top of your house, eventually ending up in places like the attic. Good roof ventilation is vital to avoid moisture accumulation in your attic, preventing problems that may occur due to high moisture levels inside your home.

Read along to learn why you need proper ventilation in your residential roofing system.

Improves Your Indoor Air Quality

Do you find it difficult to breathe on hot and humid days? Although certain lung diseases can trigger breathing difficulties, increased heat and humidity levels in the air inside your home can make it harder for even a healthy person to breathe. 

With proper roof ventilation, you can rid your home of the unwanted heat and humidity, thus improving the overall balance of air circulating within your home. Improved indoor air quality translates to improved health for your family.

Boosts the Energy Efficiency of Your Home

The more your home feels hot and stuffy, the more likely you will overwork your air conditioning system. As the system runs longer and harder to keep you cool and comfortable, your air conditioning energy bills will spike.

Adequate roof ventilation helps dispel some of the unwanted heat out of your home, thus reducing your reliance on mechanical cooling systems. The reduced need for mechanical cooling means you can save big on air conditioning bills.

Minimizes the Risk of Condensation Damage 

If the moisture that rises to the top of your house does not find its way out, it will build up in the attic and cause condensation problems such as rot and mold growth. Fixing condensation damage to the structural elements of your roof can be difficult and costly. If the problem goes unnoticed for a long time, you could be staring at a full roof replacement.

Proper roof ventilation allows your roof structure to remain dry and intact, thus extending its life.

Just like you, your home's roof needs to breathe to function properly. A properly ventilated roof keeps your attic space dry and helps you avoid structural damage. Adequate roof ventilation also helps improve the energy efficiency of the home and its indoor air quality. To avoid moisture-related problems in your home, be sure to contact a professional roofing contractor to help with building your residential roof.

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