Attic baffles how they work.
Foam attic air baffles.
If you re insulating a ceiling and need to maintain an air sealed vent space from the soffit all the way to the ridge you could use plastic vent baffles stapled into place between the rafters and try to air seal them but there s a better way.
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The picture below courtesy of the epa indoor airplus program which we provide builder verification services for helps show how the system works.
Learn bob kelly s method of using rigid foam for his vent baffles.
Attic baffles also called channel vents vent chutes proper vent and about 50 other names help direct air flow from the soffit through the attic.
Baffles provide a channel for air to flow through certain parts of the attic.
An attic baffle is simply an item to regulate the flow of air aka required roof venting and impede it the insulation from interfering with each other.
From left to right air flows through the soffit vents up over the baffles allowing for the required roof venting.