A third choice that is neither high maintenance or brittle is aluminum soffit.
Attic aluminum soffit pushed in.
Set your store to see local availability.
Strips vents come in white brown and silver.
If you see insulation unscrew the vent covers with a screwdriver and push it toward the center of the attic space.
Louvered vent eave vent air vent soffit vents brown tan soffit vents pre bent fascia metal attic air vent grille.
Most soffits are vulnerable to animal entry and given the architecture of a house the eave leads right into the attic where animals like to live.
Wide x 8 ft.
New master flow 16 in.
Cut holes in plywood soffits as needed.
This style vent provides a quick way to ventilate every rafter bay.
Gaps to the attic around plumbing pipes ducting and electrical boxes.
Most soffits have some form of ventilation holes in the aluminum or separate vents in the wood or even a ventilation strip running the length of the soffit with a screen.
Aluminum vented soffit is long lasting requires very little care is insect and rodent resistant and comes in a wide range of color options.
Many experts consider plugging these holes to be more important than ventilation.
Soffit vents come in several sizes and styles including small round discs and rectangular grilles.
Aluminum or vinyl soffits eaves installed over plywood soffits that don t have venting holes.
Climb the ladder and inspect the vent openings.
You ll pay less than 3 for an 8 ft.