A Soffit Vent Makes Trips To The Attic So Much Easier!

If you are the type of individual who spends a great deal of time in the attic, then you probably would have wished you had a soffit vent installed at one point or another. Unless, of course, you were unfamiliar with what a soffit vent does exactly.

Well, let us look at the issue of spending a lot of time up in the attic. If one has moved a ton of junk up into their attic hoping that all manner of stuff will be forever out of sight and out of mind and not cluttering up any of the other rooms in the house, then one also knows that if enough time passes, one must venture up in the attic an look for said item when it suddenly becomes necessary to dig it out of storage.

Many times, you find that whatever item you placed in the attic is dried out from overheating and is covered in dust. This is quite simply because you do not have a soffit vent. Additionally, you may find that your shingles are curling up or crumbling. This is another sign that your attic ventilation requires some serious work.

A soffit vent is usually installed in conjunction with a roof vent. While a roof vent allows hot air to leave the attic, a vent is designed to allow cool air to enter the attic. This wont eliminate your overheating problems altogether, but it will allow the temperature in the attic to move closer to a safe equilibrium where your stored items aren't damaged and your roof doesn't begin to shrink.

How hard is it to actually install a soffit vent for your attic? It's actually quite simple. Tutorial sites, such as Easy DIY, claim that it will only take even the greenest of beginners about 2-3 hours to install a vent.