If the attic space is going to be conditioned either for living or mechanical purposes or if a home design calls for a vaulted ceiling provision r806 3 in the international residential code calls for the roof deck above the space to be vented continuously from the eave to the ridge.
Attic ventilation ach.
In unbalanced attic ventilation situations where the nfva at or near the top of the space being vented.
Using a tracer gas.
Ceiling assembly from indoor space to attic space 13 mm gypsum board 19 64 mm wood strapping 0 15 mm polyethylene vapor barrier 280 mm fiberglass insulation 100 cellulose insulation.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.
17 8 m 3 h with 30 penetration un intentional air infiltration.
Vent the roof deck.
Then best reference for this approach is the acgih publication industrial ventilation a manual of recommended practice 29 th edition a two volume set.
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1 ach 1 h ceiling air leakage rate.
This is easy to accomplish in simply.
It needs to be recognized it is not readily possible to vent more warm moist air out of an attic than the amount of new air allowed into the attic such as with soffit or eave vents.
The method of using a tracer gas to measure air changes per hour ach is covered in other articles related to ventilation on our website.