As long as I'm still up - mini rant on Home Despot

[OWC Jamie]

olnacl wrote:


As I mentioned in the initial post, I have the quote from HD and all it included was R30 pink fiberglass insulation and the baffles for the high hats and soffit vents (which don't exist, (BTW - I don't know how the air is supposed to flow through the attic unless it's from a single location on the front door overhang where the two screens are nearly completely plugged from the HOA hired painters sloppy work - I guess I should take them down and clean them). Same brand of material, same R30 value.

You should have soffit vents.
That said, I don't have any with this 100 years old house either and even the little round ones should be fairly easy to add ( I want to remove the soffits from outside the insulation thatwas crammed in there in the fifties, add baffles and put the strip vents in)
Soffit vents also supposedy help add some longevity to roofing in the Summer.
I have huge vents in the gable ends so I have a fair air flow.


You also want no insulation in the soffits to help eliminate a cause of water dams.
The baffles will help stop the insulation from vibration and wind settling into the soffits.

[olnacl]

billb wrote:
[quote=olnacl]


As I mentioned in the initial post, I have the quote from HD and all it included was R30 pink fiberglass insulation and the baffles for the high hats and soffit vents (which don't exist, (BTW - I don't know how the air is supposed to flow through the attic unless it's from a single location on the front door overhang where the two screens are nearly completely plugged from the HOA hired painters sloppy work - I guess I should take them down and clean them). Same brand of material, same R30 value.

You should have soffit vents.
That said, I don't have any with this 100 years old house either and even the little round ones should be fairly easy to add ( I want to remove the soffits from outside the insulation thatwas crammed in there in the fifties, add baffles and put the strip vents in)
Soffit vents also supposedy help add some longevity to roofing in the Summer.
I have huge vents in the gable ends so I have a fair air flow.


You also want no insulation in the soffits to help eliminate a cause of water dams.
The baffles will help stop the insulation from vibration and wind settling into the soffits.
Thanks for the tips - this building has no soffit (other than in the overhang at the front door, as I mentioned)



In the picture above you may observe a narrow (< 1/2") opening behind the flashing. Not sure if this is intentional or just a poor job. There are one or two vents on the tile roof, midway between ridge and edge, similar to this

Regarding water dams, this is S FL, so not much of an issue. However, being from the north originally, I do understand what you're saying and appreciate the input.

[OWC Jamie]

not even this ?


your original posts said there were soffit vents so I assume the above - not knowing what to call those when there is no 'traditional' soffit.


At least you got a decent job for a decent price - the first time.

The one time I paid Lowes to sub out a new door aand two new storm doors installed the guy they sent managed to screw up all three jobs/doors. Lowes replaced the doors , but I still had to leave the house open with a house-sitter or take timeoff from work
Then when it was done the trim work and shingle repairs was supposedly 'extra'.

[olnacl]

billb wrote:
not even this ?

your original posts said there were soffit vents so I assume the above - not knowing what to call those when there is no 'traditional' soffit.

Nah, like this. And that's it for conventional attic ventilation.

The picture I posted earlier is the back of the building and, unlike more northern construction, the roof ends at the wall - that would cost extra to have an overhang (and give the owner a little sun protection in the house) and we all know the poor developers were going broke building quality houses in FL a few years ago.

[tronnei]

When I had my roof done in 2003 I got three or four bids. Home Depot was the highest, and came in twice as much as the excellent guy I hired.