Attic ventilation is crucial to a roof system and to homeowners

By Dani Sheehan. 

Understand what ventilation means and why it matters to contractors and homeowners with this free seminar. 

There’s still time! From Kentucky to California, Paul Scelsi with Air Vent is hosting his free technical seminar Attic Ventilation: Ask the Expert™ at a handful of locations early this month. Last week, some of the Coffee Shop crew attended a packed seminar in Portland, Oregon to learn about all things related to ventilation. Register for a seminar near you now so you won’t have to wait until next year to elevate your roofing game. In Season 6, Episode 1 of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth hosted Paul as a special guest to learn about this insightful, educational seminar held every first quarter across North America. 

Every year they evaluate responses from industry professionals to tweak their seminar and improve the information they share. With only two hours to get through a laundry list of important facts about attic ventilation, they can’t add anything new without cutting something else. This year, the Coffee Shop crew learned how to do the math to calculate ventilation so that you know exactly how many vents are needed for your project. Paul admits it sounds boring at first, but he explains how important it is: “Okay, I’m in front of the attic. How many vents does this attic need? We walk you through the math and we’re constantly tweaking. Okay, the homeowner is not convinced. I need vents. I do need a new roof from you, Heidi, but I don’t want the vents. How do you overcome that?” 

He keeps waiting for the responses to show him it’s time to remove the math, and yet every year the math gets rated high. Paul’s only response is, “I think it’s because we arm you with the confidence you can calculate any attic out there.” He and Heidi agreed that discussing how to sell ventilation isn’t really something you need to sell, it’s simply an important part of taking care of the customer.  

At the end of the day, attic ventilation affects so much of the roofing system. Paul concluded, “The shingle warranty is tied to proper attic ventilation. You might not get the full terms of the warranty. There are studies which we share in the seminar, where energy efficiency in both winter and summer comes with proper attic ventilation...The attic air quality could negatively affect the living space air quality. There are all these factors. The bottom line, you’re doing the right thing.” 

Check for the final presentations this quarter and register now! Read the transcript or Listen to the podcast episode for more information on what this free, educational seminar teaches you about airflow and why balanced ventilation matters.