A typical attic fan installation costs $624, but homeowners can expect to spend between $369 and $913. The type of fan and related materials, labor rates, and the attic size are some of the main ...

Use the power of the sun to ventilate your attic with a solar attic fan mounted on the roof. It runs entirely on free energy, so it’s passive and an investment that will pay off for years to come.

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Dear Pablo: Is it more cost effective to install an attic fan or add additional insulation? When the sun shines on your roof, the dark shingles (assuming that you have a shingled roof) collect the sun ...

We were in the basement at our daughter’s house last month. This month, we’re in the attic at our house. Before I get to the latest project, I need to answer a question for a number of readers who ...

Use the power of the sun to ventilate your attic with a solar attic fan mounted on the roof. It runs entirely on free energy, so it's passive and an investment that will pay off for years to come. - ...

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Which attic fan is best? Your attic can get brutally hot in the summer, but if you don’t use it or have any reason to go up there, you might not think it’s a problem. However, properly ventilating ...

The benefits of whole-house fans for home cooling are widely known, but some do-it-yourselfers aren`t sure how and where a fan should be installed. One reader wrote to say that he wanted to install a ...

With the summer season fast approaching, now is a good time to review an uncomfortable topic. Hot attics, and why traditional exhaust fans don’t work to cool them off! Last week we had some warm ...