An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate.
Average attic temp in summer.
If it s 90 degrees outside the attic temperatures shouldn t exceed 110 according to home inspector jamison brown of amerispec home inspection services in poquoson.
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What should be the difference between outside inside temperature of an attic on a summer day versus a winter day.
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I have recently added a ridge vent to my roof and have also been taking temperature readings.
Should there be a difference between a 78 degree day and a 98 degree day.
Ideal attic temperatures shouldn t be more than 10 to 20 degrees hotter than outside temperatures.
Reducing attic temperatures in the summer aug 14 2017 if you ve ever had to go digging through your attic in the summer to try and find something you realize immediately the temperature in your attic is noticeably hotter.
One of the toughest spaces to maintain a consistent temperature is in your attic especially in the summer.
Summer attic air temperatures with reflective roof peak at or slightly above outdoor air ambient.
The cooling load for a home air conditioner depends on the difference in temperature between the inside and outside air and reduction of attic temperatures from 155 degrees to 105 degrees f will result in a.
Control your attic temperature in summer.
Hot summer weather poses the opposite problem for maintaining recommended attic temperatures.
However more often than not.
An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be.
What should the attic temperature be relative to the outside and house temperatures assuming a new supposedly well insulated house.
I hit 130 degrees in my attic when the outside temperature was.
