Ah…tis the season! You really were lucky to get that beautiful Douglas fir, so full and so perfect. It’ll be the perfect tree to showcase your collection of antique ornaments. You head up to the attic. All the Christmas decorations are kept there, neatly packed away ready for their annual appearance.
Just as you pull down the attic stairs, it hits you: a rank odor. It’s sort of a funky mix of mothballs and mildew. You never noticed it before. It gets more pungent as you climb the steps. When you reach the attic and flip-on the light, you immediately realize something is off. A quick survey of the area gives you your first clue. You notice stains along the ceiling. Some of the cardboard boxes holding your seasonal decorations seem softer, mushy and almost and misshapen. A quick inventory tells you there’s a leak or some kind of moisture getting into the attic somehow. Holiday decorating may have to be put on hold. Some items will need to be tossed. What happened? You begin the clean-up process and make a decision to call a roofer first thing in the morning.
If this story has a familiar ring, it’s probably because the scenario frequently occurs in homes everywhere. Interestingly, most of the time the damage was easily preventable. Both the damage to the attic and the roof were a direct result of a poorly ventilated attic. Perhaps another important, yet often overlooked fact is that the condition of your attic has a direct impact on the overall health of your home.
During the dog days of summer, the temperature of your attic can reach as high as 150 degrees. From nightfall through dawn, temperatures drop causing condensation that ultimately leads to the development of mildew and mold.
During cold, wet and snowy months, ice blocks have a tendency to accumulate on various areas of a roof. Their weight and dampness can not only damage roofing shingles, but as they melt, the moisture can seep into the attic also causing the formation of mildew and serious mold.
Often windows aren’t adequate enough to remediate the attic’s poor ventilation. What can and does make a remarkable difference in thousands of homes is a well-made solar powered attic fan. yellowblue’s solar-powered attic fan is a powerful product manufactured right here in the USA. Unlike many foreign made attic fans, yellowblue uses the most durable materials, making our attic fan extremely effective. It is engineered to be smart in capturing, storing and utilizing the sun’s energy to maintain the health of your roof, your attic and your home all year long. yellowblue is so confident in it’s performance that we offer one of the best warranties in the business.
Perhaps the best features of our attic fans are related to the three ways it can save you money:
1. Because it is solar powered, it saves you money on your electricity bill
2. Because it mitigates the problems resulting from excessive summer heat and accumulating ice blocks in winter, it helps maintain the integrity of your roof
3. As a solar product, installation before 2016 entitles you to a 26% federal tax credit
Think about it: a healthier home, a protected attic, a 26% tax credit and continues savings on electric. Do you really want to wait?
