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Originally posted by RickM
Here'a pic of a ridge vent. Supposedly extends the life of roofing materials and lowers temp in the attic, therefore in the house as well.
They basically cut a slot at the peak of your roof (for the entire length)and install the plastic vent over the slot. It is then covered with matching shingle to blend in. Cobra is the brand I've used. BTW, modern ridge vent systems can look better than the one pictured below.
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Ok, I do NOT have a ridge vent on my roof. The roof was reshingled about.,..,8 to 10 years ago. Now, I do have intake vents on the house, but they are alot smaller then whats pictured above. I also have sofit vents on the house (some in the front of the house, some on the rear. I just know ive been up in my attic during the summer, and my GOD was it hot. VERY hot.
I'll take some picks of the above tonight, and post them in this thread.
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Can't help you with the stucco. Hire some Mexicans. Err, maybe not
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I did as a matter of fact. He was doing a house on my street, and asked him to come down to my house and give me an est. He did, and said total cost would be between $2500.00 to $3000.00 to stucco my entire house.Ive seen the other homes he's done, and so far, they look great.
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Double paned windows are a must, and if your budget allows go for the low E coatings.
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I'll look into that.
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Regarding the insulation. If you already have good insulation up in your roof then you shouldn't have to reinsulate. The inspector told us that insulation doesn't degrade. (BTW...my house was built in 1960).
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Didnt know that.,.,interesting. I was more looing at 30 years of improvement in the insulation. I would assume todays insulation works alot better then the stuff developed 30 years ago.
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If you're ripping off the siding, you might have straight access to lay insulation on the exterior walls
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that sound like a great idea.