1.   Also check out your attic ventilation.

2.   Before running out to buy an attic fan, take some time to check the existing attic ventilation on your house.

3.   Before adding vents to the attic, consider how attic ventilation actually works.

4.   A. What you suggest doing is the best thing you can do for your attic ventilation and for the house.

5.   Good attic ventilation is important because it helps to dissipate excess heat in the summer, making it easier to cool the house and lowering energy costs.

6.   In most cases improving attic ventilation can eliminate them.

7.   Inadequate ceiling insulation and poor attic ventilation allow the heat from the living space to rise through the ceiling and collect in the attic.

8.   Last week this column discussed the need for proper attic ventilation with vents.

9.   Poor attic ventilation and gaps in insulation let escaping heat warm a snow-blanketed roof, allowing water to run down to cold eaves.

10.   They are common, because such strips are the state of the art for attic ventilation, in conjunction with ridge vents.