Roof Vents Above Bonus Room

Bonus rooms have big leaks.

Roof vents above bonus room.

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This allows air to leak freely into the room from the space behind the wall which is connected to the outdoors via the roof eave soffit vents. Bonus room over a garage in the schumacher homes model shed roof dormer adds space to the bonus room over a garage in the schumacher homes model window to the bonus room over the garage in the schumacher homes model. That s what s happening in a bonus room with the building envelope problems described above. Scale 1 4 1 0 john smith 123 main st currituck nc 555 5555.

The surfaces can get a lot warmer than the surfaces in the other parts of your home so even when the air temperature feels fine the bonus room feels warmer. Even with a low ceiling much of the room is very usable. 26 0 2 x6 2 spf 16 oc 8 0 air barrier required in knee walls air barrier required in attic walls insulate r 10 attic access weather strip access to attic minimum. In pressure diagnostics if i close the door to a bonus room and isolate it i often measure a 20 to 25 pascal difference between the bonus room and the main house and you can feel the air pouring in under the door.

The roof is framed with 2 8 rafters and already has both soffit and ridge vents but no insulation whatsoever.