Smartvent is a tapered under shingle plastic product designed for installation.
Under shingle roof vent.
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 so i extended most of my rafters to get back to 12 and 18 on my dust pan in back.
Place the flashing or boot onto the plumbing vent so the base is resting on shingles.
It allows air to flow freely through the 1 roof decking slit providing more than adequate soffit ventilation to maximize ridge vent effectiveness.
It s a roof top installed shingle over intake vent that can be used to supplement existing soffit or undereave vents.
Here is how you do it.
Smartvent is nail gunnable.
Along the soffit edge of the roof or the facing edge of dormer rakes and goes virtually unnoticed.
There is no maximum slope installation.
This aluminum cap is the finished product and does not require additional asphalt shingle ridge caps.
You can then draw fresh air into the underside of the vent which freshens the environment of the home.
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.
Install shingles as normal up to the base of the plumbing vent.
It not only provides continuous intake airflow at the roof s edge but it significantly simplifies intake vent installation by keeping the roofing contractor on the roof.
These vents are static vents that are placed over holes in the roof close to the roof ridge.
Smartvent should be installed on shingled roofs with a minimum 4 12 pitch.
They let moisture and hot air exit the attic but they aren t nearly as effective as other types of roof vents and homes generally need to have several of these units for the best results.
The ridge of the roof is prepared similarly for both types of ridge vent.
Unlike box vents which are square off ridge vents are usually much longer and thinner.
Use of ridge or off ridge exhaust vents is required.
Smartvent can be installed under virtually any shingle course when proper installation techniques are used.
Air vent the industry leader in residential attic ventilation has a shingle over edge of roof installed intake vent the edge vent.
A lot of work and best if combined with a new roof.
Gaf cobra rigid vent 3 11 5 in.
Momentarily lift the boot and apply sealant to hold the flashing in place.
The inside air moves through the ridge vest underneath the cap shingle to escape from the side and into the general atmosphere.
Back to shingle vents in a minute.
Installing a roof plumbing vent is typically an easier task than flashing a chimney.
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.
Roof ridge exhaust vent in black case 31 model 2018000 93 31 case.
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Aluminum ridge vent in black.
Certainteed intake vent provides continuous intake airflow at the roof s edge and provides proper intake ventilation for homes with little or no overhang.
Roof ridge vents can reduce indoor air pollution levels.
