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A 1- and ½-story home with a room located in the attic and the thermal boundary located at either a) the walls and ceiling of the attic room with small vented attic spaces or b) the roof line for an unvented attic
A low-sloped shed roof with the thermal boundary located at either a) the flat ceiling with a vented attic or b) the roof line for an unvented attic
A typical Las Vegas hot-dry climate home made of wood frame construction and insulated with R-25 expanded polystyrene externally over a drainage plane, with an unvented wood frame insulated attic and roof assembly.
Detail of an unvented cathedralized attic showing air-impermeable spray foam insulation plus batt insulation installed on the underside of the roof deck.
Flat roof with cavity spray foam plus loose-fill insulation and gypsum board thermal barrier.
Ice dams formed by melting of snow on roofs can affect roofs, walls, ceilings, siding, and insulation.
Provide flashing and sealing integrated with the air and water control layers for vents and other roof penetrations
Right - Open-cell polyurethane spray foam to R-28 on underside of roof turns new attic into conditioned space for HVAC.
Right - Spray foam insulation has been sprayed onto the underside of the sloped roof and the gable end wall to provide a sealed, insulated attic for housing the HVAC ducts
Right - These raised heel roof trusses provide 16 inches of space over the outer walls for full insulation coverage at the attic perimeter.
Right – Closed-cell polyurethane foam is sprayed on the underside of the roof deck to provide structural connections and seal seams in the sheathing to increase wind resistance
Right – Roof underlayment is fully adhered and roof deck seams are sealed so roof is resistant to high-wind events
Right – Roof underlayment is fully adhered and roof deck seams are sealed so roof is resistant to high-wind events
Sloped roof with cavity spray foam insulation sprayed on underside of roof deck and covered with sprayed-on thermal or ignition barrier coating.
Sloped roof with cavity spray foam insulation, strapping, and gypsum board thermal barrier
Spray foam insulation was installed on the underside of the roof deck and on gable end attic walls to create an unvented attic
The thermal boundary for a gable roof can be located at either a) the flat ceiling with a vented attic or b) the roof line for an unvented attic
This home has heat loss through the roof, leading to ice dam formation and structural issues during winter months.
Water management details for a roof drain installed along with rigid foam on a flat roof
Wrong – Roof underlayment is not fully adhered and roof deck seams are not sealed so roof is susceptible to high-wind events
Wrong: Closed-cell spray foam roof insulation was not thick enough to meet IRC levels so the foam surface is colder than the dew point of the interior air and condensation formed on surface of the foam