Hello, newbie here!
I recently bought a house, and upon home inspection mold was discovered in the attic. We went through the proper steps and had the mold remediated. Now we are looking to properly vent the attic to prevent this from happening again going forward. The roof has a ridge vent as well as soffits, but apparently the previous home owners roofing company did not make them functional.. They are just there "for show." Anyways, we have been advised the easiest method of ventilation will be using gable vents, along with a fan controlled via thermostat.
I have a gable picked out that has automatic closing/opening louvers for the fan (as required per fans instructions), but my main question is how many/what size vents should I have on the opposing gable!?! If it helps the attic is roughly 900sq ft, with about a 4' peak in the middle that slopes down on both ends.
TIA
I recently bought a house, and upon home inspection mold was discovered in the attic. We went through the proper steps and had the mold remediated. Now we are looking to properly vent the attic to prevent this from happening again going forward. The roof has a ridge vent as well as soffits, but apparently the previous home owners roofing company did not make them functional.. They are just there "for show." Anyways, we have been advised the easiest method of ventilation will be using gable vents, along with a fan controlled via thermostat.
I have a gable picked out that has automatic closing/opening louvers for the fan (as required per fans instructions), but my main question is how many/what size vents should I have on the opposing gable!?! If it helps the attic is roughly 900sq ft, with about a 4' peak in the middle that slopes down on both ends.
TIA