A young couple I know just bought a lovely 2-yr old modular home. Taking a look around the second floor (currently unfinished- it's a Cape with dormers) I noticed numerous areas where the vents at the base of the roofline and the ridge vents looked to be improperly screened. I suppose the only way to stop the problem is to methodically go around and "fill in the holes," but I did wonder if there was some other way to keep these and other flying insects out. The more I think about it, I think this is a dumb question, but I'll post it anyway. Thank you. Frank P.S. Yes, I have heard of insecticide but wanted to stop them before they got in. BTW- Good time to ask this question: A whole house fan would be useless in a house of this type if mounted in a second- floor dormer, wouldn't it? (Due to the large vent area.) It would have to be mounted in the ceiling of the first floor, in this case, to provide benefit.
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19 years ago