benefit to venting attached garage?
Hi all,
Without getting into a full on vented/unvented debate, is there some benefit to adding ridge and soffit vents to an uninsulated attached garage? The garage is 1 story + attic, the house is 2 story + attic. The garage portion also houses the mudroom (which is insulated) which has the washer and dryer. The mudroom is partly over a basement and partly cantilevered over an unconditioned concrete slab.
I’m pretty much on the fence but I figured venting might help get chemicals & CO pollutants and moisture from stored firewood out of the garage before it seeps into the house. The possiblility of snow/rain entry at the garage ridge where it meets the house is my only concern.
All probably a minor point, I know, but any thoughts?
The main house is unvented.
Thanks.
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Bob, it probably depends on where you live as it's a tradeoff between trapping heat in the winter, and letting excess heat escape in the summer. In a house I used to own (Kansas City), I opted to install roof vents for the uninsulated attached garage when we re-roofed. The garage was not noticeably colder in the winter, but it was noticeably cooler (less hot, actually) in the summer months, especially if I left the garage door open a couple of inches to allow air flow.
Cooler in the summer.
happy?
>>I figured venting might help get chemicals & CO pollutants and moisture from stored firewood out of the garage
Better to get the firewood itself out of the garage and away from the structures - termites, carpentar ants, etc....
Bob:
I vented my detcached 32X42 Garage. Glad I did. Is definately cooler in the summer.
It won't hurt a thing to vent it.
Get that damn wood out of there away from the building. Carpenter ants.
nailer01