Under Shingle Roof Vent

There is no maximum slope installation.

Under shingle roof vent.

Smartvent can be installed under virtually any shingle course when proper installation techniques are used. 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. Here is how you do it. Back to shingle vents in a minute.

An aluminum ridge vent has a mushroom shaped profile combined with a wide flange on both sides that sits on top of the roof shingles. A roof vent installation kit will provide everything you need to vent your roof in one convenient package. Imo low shingle vents or edge vents will be vulnerable to ice dams which as you probably know can show up even with the best roof insulating installs. Smartvent is a tapered under shingle plastic product designed for installation along the soffit edge of the roof or the facing edge of dormer rakes and goes virtually unnoticed.

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. The idea of roof vents existed for hundreds of years with natural vents employed in chinese buildings during the tang dynasty natural ventilation ducts in the buddhist monks caves and wind catchers incorporated in arabian architecture. When determining the placement of the roof vents measure the vent housing and mark off the space on the roof. Installing a roof plumbing vent is typically an easier task than flashing a chimney.

Smartvent is nail gunnable. My roof has had 12 soffits so not as challenged as yours but i added 4 to my siding for exterior foam insulation and didn t want to reduce my soffit size. Allow space for the edge of the vent opening where it will rest on the roof. Use of ridge or off ridge exhaust vents is required.

It s a roof top installed shingle over intake vent that can be used to supplement existing soffit or undereave vents. Place the flashing or boot onto the plumbing vent so the base is resting on shingles. Install shingles as normal up to the base of the plumbing vent. A new roof is more than just shingles.

Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes. This aluminum cap is the finished product and does not require. Smartvent should be installed on shingled roofs with a minimum 4 12 pitch. The building codes and building science for.

It allows air to flow freely through the 1 roof decking slit providing more than adequate soffit ventilation to maximize ridge vent effectiveness. Momentarily lift the boot and apply sealant to hold the flashing in.