Roof Vent Installation Metal Roof

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Roof vent installation metal roof.

Venting the ridge cool outside air travels under the shingles to the vented ridge pulling out moisture and heat. But it truly is rewarding. Homesteading ranching self reliance is not without its difficulties at times. A ridge vent is designed to allow air to flow freely from the attic.

The other is a slatted vent that is located on the roof ridge. It s made from a permeable material and is placed on top of the metal roofing panels at the ridge of the roof. However there are a few simple tips that will help make the process a little easier and also ensure that the vents are placed to allow the maximum benefit. They are both generally installed in the same way but this tutorial is for the vents that install on the metal panel.

Determine where the actual vents will go. First are the cylindrical vents that are located within the metal panels. Here are a few tricks that really will help if you. The old still reliable method of venting the soffit.

In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. A roof vent installation kit will provide everything you need to vent your roof in one convenient package. To vent the roof holes are cut in the old roof above the soffit which pulls air through the soffit vents underneath.

When determining the placement of the roof vents measure the vent housing and mark off the space on the roof. Installing some type of ventilation mechanism on a metal roof is not a lot different from the addition of vents to any type of roof. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. The ridge vent is then covered with a metal ridge cap the purpose of the ridge vent is to create constant air flow along the horizontal ridge of your home.

Beneath the roof eaves in the soffit is the standard place to install intake vents because it s the lowest spot in the roof.