Just like us, homes need to breathe and poor attic ventilation is important to your home. Good air flow is essential to a healthy home, but if we don't control where and how a home breathes, a significant amount of a home's energy can be lost. We try to keep the attic at the proper temperature year round. During the winter we want to keep the attic cooler so that the ice and snow on the roof does not melt then re-freeze and cause problems with or damage to the gutters and the roof. In the summer we want to make sure that air can flow freely into and out of the attic so that the air inside the attic stays cooler. The key to controlling where and how a home breathes is by properly ventilating and air sealing your attic.