Q: My roof gets direct sun from noon through late afternoon and I imagine this is making the house hotter. I have some attic ventilation, but I thought about installing a solar attic vent fan. Will it ...

Attic fans can be installed in the roof or the attic wall to help air circulate throughout the area. Proper air circulation can help control moisture and temperature in the attic, which protects the ...

Question: I have a few attic vents, but I can still feel the sun’s heat radiating from the ceiling during the afternoon. It is uncomfortably warm. What do you think of installing more standard vents ...

For attic fan installation, it’s important to consider how well the attic is sealed off from the rest of the home. If an attic door or hatch is particularly drafty, turning the fan on will pull ...

Q. Tim, what can you tell me about whole-house fans and attic fans? Do they really work to cool an attic space? I’m not sure which one I should consider one since I have air conditioning. What’s ...

Question: The bedrooms in our house don’t seem to get very much air circulation when the weather is hot, even with all the windows open, and we would like to know how much trouble it would be to ...

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With the summer season fast approaching, now is a good time to review an uncomfortable topic. Hot attics, and why traditional exhaust fans don’t work to cool them off! Last week we had some warm ...

Q. I would be interested to hear your opinion on attic fans. Are they worth installing or just a waste of time and money? A. I’m not a big fan of attic fans. These ventilation fans are usually mounted ...

Whole house fans (AKA attic fans) were first used in the U.S. a century ago, but fell out of favor as air conditioning became common. Now homeowners are taking a second look at this method of home ...