Static Roof Vent Placement

Air vent 150 sq.

Static roof vent placement.

Each vent s unique design offers maximum weather protection. Other common features include a bird proof design a weather tight seamed collar and a high profile and rolled flange on the. Static vents come in a variety of different styles and sizes but are all non motorized vents installed near the roof ridge to allow for unobstructed flow of air from the attic. Static roof vents 1 positioning the vents on the roof position the vents evenly spaced across the roof below the ridgeline so that the vents can only be seen from one side of the house yet no greater than 2 feet below the ridgeline.

How this works is by bringing in fresh air to your attic or plenum you pressurize the cavity. If there are more than one they are centered between the rafters and installed at regular intervals in a horizontal line along the roof. Attic vents roof louvers and static vents that bring in fresh air to your attic enable your roof exhaust vents to work efficiently. 2 drill the guide hole adjust placement of the vents to avoid drilling through any rafters.

All lomanco static roof vents are available in several colors to blend with your roofing materials. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals. Optimum roof ventilation design.

Lomanco static roof vents are exhaust vents by design. Provides continuous ridge venting continuous soffit venting and then close off those old gable end vents to force the intake air to come where you want it to flow. The building codes and building science for. 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.

One static vent style is the turbine vent which uses wind to power its enclosed fan all it takes is a light breeze to rotate the blades and suck heat out of the attic view example on the home. Active ventilation 12 in.