Your roofing system’s most important components aren’t visible from the ground. These include the attic ventilation, which contributes significantly to your roof’s performance and service life. Here’s what makes proper attic ventilation good for your system.
- Extends your roof’s lifespan: Attic ventilation helps keep your roof cool and dry by drawing fresh air into the space through intake vents and allowing hot, moist air to escape via the exhaust vents. By delivering smooth and consistent airflow throughout the attic, the ventilation ensures that moisture doesn’t become trapped in the space. This, in turn, helps lower the possibility of mold growth and rot, which can weaken the roof structure if overlooked.
- Avoids premature roof replacement: Proper attic ventilation can help keep your roof structure intact, but that’s not all it can do. Since it keeps the space free of trapped heat, there’s also less chance of premature aging in your asphalt shingles. The material won’t become dry, cracked and blistered because of the excess heat, allowing you to make the most of your asphalt shingle roof’s weather performance.
- Prevents ice damming: Ice buildup along the eaves and gutters is a recurring issue in areas with colder climates. But because attic ventilation keeps the roof cool, the snow accumulating on the roof surface won’t melt and refreeze along the eaves, effectively eliminating the potential for ice damming. Georgia winters tend to be mild, and heavy snowfall is pretty rare. It’s unlikely that you’ll find ice dams along the roofline, but you should still make sure that your attic ventilation is in good shape.
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