
How Common is Attic Mould?
Any Ontario homeowner is rightfully startled to learn that there is mould
The attic on your Richmond Hill home needs to be vented correctly for a properly functioning attic. Venting allows air to flow through the attic while preventing hot and cold air loss from the house’s interior. To do this, your attic also requires the correct amount of insulation.
Most Richmond Hill homes are insufficiently insulated and do not meet the current recommendations to be topped up to an R-value of R-60. Why is this? The building codes were just updated for 2021, and the R-value was increased from R-50 to R-60. So, if you have not built a new home or performed attic and roofing renovations, your attic insulation is lacking.
At R-values below R-60, you lose a percentage of heated and cooled from within the home through the attic. For instance, a home with an R-32 rating is loses 25% of its heated and cooled air.
Topping off the attic insulation can reduce air loss and reduce your heating and cooling energy bills. By ensuring your attic is vented and insulted correctly, the cost of topping up your attic insulation will pay for itself quickly and continues to do so, year after year.
Any Ontario homeowner is rightfully startled to learn that there is mould
Installing rafter vents in the attic of your home ensures the proper
The insulation in your attic helps keep your home energy efficient and
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