Installing Attic Soffit Baffles

If your roof rafters have been covered over with drywall or plywood you will have to remove it in order to install the baffles.

Installing attic soffit baffles.

Install attic baffles if the attic doesn t have attic baffles let s install them. Attach this roof and attic insulation treatment using foam baffles to ventilate insulate and channel cold and hot air to roof vents before insulation is add. You will need a baffle for each space between the rafters. Soffit vents and baffles work in tandem together and you will usually find attic baffles between the rafters or the roof sheathing in order to create protection for the soffit vents.

Staple each side to the roof deck spaced about every 4 inches. Position the first baffle. These come in handy particularly in the summer months as moisture can begin to build up in the attic and can then be pushed back out through the soffit vent. It is a simple yet functional design with the added bonus of keeping unwanted pests from entering your home.

You ll need to crawl to the end of the eave and staple the baffle against the roof deck. Step 2 in the bay. If you are finishing the entire attic space place the baffle directly adjacent to the soffit vent so air vents directly into the tray of the baffle and is captured.