The sweat runs off you in rivers.
Attic is over 125 degrees.
To avoid rotting wood clumping insulation and mold your attic needs to be properly ventilated.
If your attic soars above 100 degrees and reaches the 150 mark its time to consult professionals.
An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be.
However more often than not.
Get to the middle of those ridiculous hot days and the temperature inside the attic could easily top out at 125 degrees f or even higher.
In a standard attic with soffits and ridge vent the air s really not moving much.
And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature.
Some attics i ve worked in topped 140 ish.
If it s 90 degrees outside the attic temperatures shouldn t exceed 110 according to home inspector jamison brown of amerispec home inspection services in poquoson.
An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate.
Moreover if you have asphalt shingles on the roof attic.