Houses with gable roofs may also have vents located on the side of the house as high as possible within the peak of the gable.
House has no roof vents.
No soffit vents but do have small gable end vents.
Roof and attic ventsl protect your house from expensive future repairs.
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Roof ridge vents are placed along the ridge line of the roof.
For example the addams family house has a high roof pitch.
Adequate roof ventilation reduces cooling bills extends shingle life and prevents roof rot and ice dams in winter.
Soffits are the underside of the eaves.
I have roof vents so i have roof ventilation.
First let me reiterate that i think you should use soffit vents as your intake source for attic ventilation.
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Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals.
If your house has minimal or non existent overhangs that won t accomodate soffit vents or you simply aren t able to install them for some reason then you have a couple of options to provide intake air inlets low near the roof.
The eaves are the part of the roof that hangs over the walls of the house.
Both roof and soffit vents are easy to install in just a few hours.
While hardly anybody agrees on the best roof ventilation system everybody agrees some roof vents do hardly any good at all.
A great example of great wide eaves are the homes of frank lloyd wright.
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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.
Take for example ridge vents.
Located at the edges of the roof these intake vents can be installed at the eaves under the soffit at the drip edge or under the shingles at the roof s edge.
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The majority of roofing experts agree that ridge vents are the most effective and cost effective roof vents available.
How to vent an attic with no eaves.
Now that we ve reviewed how ventilation works.
Open wall gable vents and roof vents are no longer feasible but.
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If you live in an older home your roof might not be constructed for roof ridge or soffit vents.
Attic ventilation keeps your house cooler in summer and it prevents moisture from building up in winter and ruining your roof framing and insulation.
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The intake vents work with ridge vents to allow cool air to enter the attic space forcing warm air to exit through the ridge vents.
