Insulation in the vaulted ceiling

Please note: If you have rooms with vaulted ceilings, they are not supposed to be 15-20 degrees different than the rest of the house. That's what we assumed for years. Come to find out, we had no insulation in our vaulted ceiling! We had to get some shingles and vents replaced on the roof because of windstorms and the roofer said we had no insulation in our vaulted ceiling! Just think about all the wasted money on heating and cooling bills! So, if you build a home make sure they put insulation where it is supposed to be.

They had to cut a hole in the outside wall of the west gable to install the insulation. Come to find out there was a hole cut out in the framework in the ceiling for a vent but it had been covered up by sheetrock.

There's the insulation! Yay!

And here's our nice new vent. Plus we were told by the insulators that outdoor vents like this are good for circulation too.

Yay! We're so glad we have insulation there now. We won't have to boil in the summer and freeze in the winter. We used those rooms as rarely as possible because of it. And Tamara hated to cook in the kitchen in those extreme temps.