It is a low slope shingles roof over cathedral ceiling house with no attic.
Vaulted ceiling no attic.
You ll need an hvac contractor to determine whether your heating system can handle the increased volume of a room with a vaulted ceiling.
Worries about the hot roof un vented cathedral ceiling designs how to.
Suggestions for un vented or hard to vent building roof cavities.
Improving your attic s air sealing and insulation prevents attic air from reaching your ceiling and it s a fairly easy job to do yourself.
A vaulted roof offers open living space directly below the rafters because there are no horizontal ceiling joists.
Condensation forms on vaulted ceiling under it.
Although there is no separate attic to vent air circulation is still necessary to.
And remember that vaulted ceilings reduce the amount of livable floor space in the home.
In summer when the air conditioning is on the reverse happens.
How to avoid condensation leaks attic mold insulation mold structural damage to roof framing when roof venting is not possible cathedral roof and knee wall insulation venting air path options in older homes hot roof designs.
From a new home building viewpoint a vaulted ceiling is no more complicated than standard construction where the house is framed with two full stories but it does raise the cost of construction by 5 to 20 percent.
In an attic like this wintertime ceiling condensation can form when cold air from the attic hits your warm ceiling.