Here's why we vent our Timber POD system
We get asked the question all the time! Why bother ventilating the roof system?
Well put simply, why wouldn't you? The standard construction of vaulted ceiling roofs in the United Kingdom is timber joists with insulation between the joist allowing for ventilation over the insulation. Under the joists there is an insulated plasterboard. We follow this exact method for our roofs. Moisture is generated by warm air meeting cold air, so the cold air of outside and the warm air from inside the property. Our roof will retain a vast portion of the warm air generated from inside the home but ultimately there has to be a meeting point of these two temperatures. This happens above the insulation. The ventilation works like a chimney where air enters though the vents over the fascia board and exits the POD's where it meets hips, ridges, valleys or wall plates.
This saves the roof from rot adding years to its life.
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