If it is located in a conditioned part of the house also remember to insulate and air seal your attic access.
Insulating gable ends in conditioned attic.
When the attic becomes part of the home to be heated and cooled open wall gable vents and roof vents are no longer feasible but the underside of the roof the sheathing and rafters can still.
Before insulating seal any air leaks and make roof and other necessary repairs.
6 i d like to minimize encroachment of the roof into the room.
The rafters are 5 5 deep 16 o c.
A gable is the triangular portion of the wall in an attic that is between the edges of a sloping roof.
The size and shape of a gable wall depends on the structural layout of the attic but all attics have some type of gable end.
Usually the only time you would insulate a gable.
Unvented attics are built with insulation of the attic is placed at the roof level and the area inside the attic is a conditioned space.
However there is daylight at the eaves.
5 insulating the exterior roof deck is not feasible.
When insulating a attic there is usually no need to insulate the gable ends so long as the attic floor has been insulated.
A gable wall also called a gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall including the gable and the wall.
This has several advantages including less air transfer and what air does transfer is conditioned.
7 gable ends are north and south.
You can reduce dust buildup using an unvented attic versus a vented attic.
An exception to the rule would be if you are installing a foil radiant barrier system.