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If you have ever ventured into your attic on a summer day, then you know how incredibly hot it can be. In fact, temperatures can quickly rise to 150 degrees Fahrenheit during the peak of the summer months. But did you know that this intense heat isn't confined to your attic? It can seep into your living spaces, forcing your air conditioning system to work overtime and driving up your energy bills. Fortunately, installing a quiet attic fan can help you maintain comfort and save money year-round.

In this blog, we share why a home attic fan is an effective way to ventilate and eliminate warm air from your home. Moreover, we will mention some options we carry and how these fans can help you maintain a cooler attic — and, therefore, a cooler home overall.

Deciding to convert your garage into a workspace, movie room, gaming room, or other recreational room is always exciting, but it comes with some challenges. It takes some hard work from cleaning, sealing the floor, adding furniture, lighting, heating, and ensuring the space is well-ventilated.

No garage should be completely unventilated, although many are. But when you convert your garage, the need for proper ventilation is even more important, as you’ll likely be spending more time in there and have furniture or other items that are more vulnerable to damage from moisture.

Here are some of the impacts of an unventilated converted garage:

Attic fans are one of those appliances in the home you probably don’t think about too much, but you depend on greatly. Attic fans keep your attic ventilated, year-round, preventing mold, mildew, rot, ice dams, and excess heat from wreaking havoc on your home and your wallet.

During the summer, you may be used to running your whole house fan every night for a few hours before you go to bed. This clears out all of the hot, moist air that accumulated during the day. While this is a great habit to have, you can make your life easier by switching to a smart attic fan.

Below, we’ll go over traditional and smart attic fans, we’ll explain what each one is and what the difference between the two is.

If you live in a region that experiences cold winters, winterizing your garage is very important. Not only can winterizing your garage make the temperature more comfortable during the winter, but it can also prevent damage from happening to the structure of your garage and any supplies or equipment you store in the garage.

If you've ever ventured into your attic during the summer, you know firsthand how sweltering it can be. This overheated space can directly raise the temperature throughout your home. Your air conditioner will work harder to cool your...

Every year, more and more people are making the switch to whole house fans or using them to supplement their air conditioning. It saves them money,...

If you’ve ever been in an unventilated attic during the summer, you know how hot and humid it can get. This trapped air can wreak havoc during the summer, causing mold and mildew, rot, and structural damage.

While you may not know it, an unvented attic during the winter faces its own problems. Below, we’ll go over some of the effects of an unvented vs. vented attic during the winter, and what you can do to ensure your attic stays ventilated year-round.

Whole house fans are a low-cost, energy-efficient way to cool and ventilate your home. They’re also the best and most effective way to ventilate your home. By supplementing or replacing your air conditioner use with a whole house fan, you can drastically reduce your energy consumption and save tons of money on your energy bill during the summer.

But what about during the winter? Will heat from your home leach out and drive your heating bill up? That’s why winterized inserts for whole house fans were invented. Let’s dive into these helpful and money-saving whole house fan accessories.

All homeowners should know the importance of a well-ventilated attic. If you spend some time and money to ensure your attic is ventilated, then besides checking on it now and again, you won’t have to worry about it much.

Every veteran homeowner knows that garage ventilation is crucial. Poorly ventilated garages can cause a wide variety of problems.

An unventilated garage can damage your health, your equipment, or supplies, cost you thousands in repairs and leave you feeling hot and uncomfortable during the summer.

To prevent these problems, you need to invest a little time into ventilating your garage. Luckily, there are many ways to ventilate; however, some options are better than others. If you’ve got a sealed, unventilated garage, read this article to learn the best way to ventilate your garage.

Your garage is not just a secure spot to park your vehicles — it’s a multipurpose space where you can store equipment and tools, too. It could even become a workshop if you’re into DIY projects or customizing

One of the nicest things about the late summer and the turn of the season is getting to enjoy the pleasant weather and cool breezes. If you’re like many people, you can open up your windows and let the outside air circulate through the home, keeping you cool and improving the indoor air quality.

However, once temperatures start to cool down in the fall, it can become too cold to keep your windows open all day. When that happens, indoor air quality starts to suffer. Below, we go over some ways to improve indoor air quality in the fall.