Residential Roof Ridge Vents

Roof ridge vents offer a sleek design which is difficult to notice from ground level.

Residential roof ridge vents.

Ridgecat rolled ridge vent in black with nails. Aluminum ridge vent in black. Ventsure 4 foot strip heat moisture ridge vent 27 lineal feet required. Roof vents choose one of the following products to meet the recommended exhaust nfva of 528 square inches.

A shingle over vent is installed over the ridge of a roof and is covered over by asphalt shingle caps that match the surrounding roof shingles. Effective attic ventilation systems reduce damaging heat and moisture in your attic promote energy efficiency by helping to reduce the load on your air conditioner in the summer and also reduce the risk of ice dam formation on your roof. Many people mistake off ridge vents for box vents and while they are very similar in their functions they do have some differences. Designed with external baffles which maximize airflow across the underside of roof sheathing the certainteed ridge vent works year round to efficiently and effectively ventilate an attic space.

Owens corning ventsure 11 in. Shingle over vents and aluminum vents. These vents are static vents that are placed over holes in the roof close to the roof ridge. Master flow 10 ft.

Inches per linear foot 67 720 m 2 lm of net free ventilating area and its unique easytear sizing feature allows you to hand tear product in 3 76 mm increments no knives necessary and less waste. The pitch of your structure remains unaffected by this design element. Although their overall purpose is the same ridge vents fundamentally differ from box vents in placement appearance and function. Ridge vents are installed at the very peak of a sloped roof in order to provide a safe outlet for hot humid air.

It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters. It provides 18 sq. Ridge vents are most commonly seen on residential buildings with shingles and a sloped roof. Gaf cobra rigid vent 3 11 5 in.

Unlike box vents which are square off ridge vents are usually much longer and thinner. If you have enough intake it is possible to install them along every ridge of your roof which provides your home with a maximum level of ventilation. Roof ridge exhaust vent in black case 31 model 2018000 93 31 case. See the benefits of attic ventilation a new roof is more than just shingles.

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