Peaked Roof Ventilation

Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic.

Peaked roof ventilation.

David rickert ventilating peaked roofs the milwaukee fire department mfd has a long history of aggressive interior attack combined with equally aggressive vertical ventilation. Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. Building code specifies 1 square foot of venting for every 150 square feet of attic floor space with the venting distributed equally between soffit vents and roof or gable vents. In mixed climates ventilation serves either role depending on the season.

Roof exhaust vents intake vents attic fans solar fans. Constructed of white aluminum that can be painted. When installed as part of a properly balanced when installed as part of a properly balanced attic ventilation system gaf cobra exhaust vent is a shingle over exhaust vent installed at the roof ridge that helps exhaust excess heat and moisture from your attic. In a hot climate the primary purpose of ventilation is to expel solar heated hot air from the attic or roof to reduce the building s cooling load and to relieve the strain on air conditioning systems.

Attic ventilation is an ibc building code requirement. Roof vents exhaust heat and moisture leaving the attic cooler and drier. Tools of the ventilation trade in this article we ll talk about a ground ladder based roof operation on a peaked roof which has a pitch that requires the use of a roof ladder. The shutter will open when the electric gable vent is operating.

So to start we. Power gable vent shutter is automatic 20 in. It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters.