Ventilation and Insulation
Q & A - Icicles and Ice Dams - Causes and Cures
Icicles and ice dams seem to be on everyone's mine this winter in the north-east of our country. Sue had a brand new roof put on in Oct of 2014 and has a couple of leaks and icicles she is dealing with this winter with all the extreme snowfall. This is ...
Icicles on my Eaves 3 Reasons Why?
Icicles are hanging off my eaves and although they look pretty in the winter months, they also can be dangerous. This winter, the North East of the USA, has received a lot of snow and very cold temperatures and that can be the formula for icicles forming on the eaves of ...
Q & A - Is My Ridge Vent Nailed Correctly?
When you can clearly see the shaft of the nails, there is an issue with the installation of this ridge vent. What’s wrong with this photo? This photo was recently sent to me with the question, "Is my ridge vent nailed correctly? My roofer says it is.” When you can clearly see ...
Do Gable End Vents need to be sealed up when using Ridge Vents?
Do Gable End Vents need to be sealed up when using Ridge Vents? Yes, I mean No, Wait a second, Maybe? Asking this question will get you many different answers. Even engineers will argue this point. So let's break it down to qualify the question. There are different types of homes ...
Q & A - Installing Ridge Vents
When a ridge vent is installed on a roof ridge, is it normal to end the vent three to four feet from the edge of the roof? Stephen asked, "When a ridge vent is installed on a roof ridge, is it normal to end the vent three to four feet from ...
Attic Ventilation - Hot Air Rises
Have you ever seen those colorful hot air balloons in the sky? Ever wondered how they really fly? No, it is not gas. . . it’s hot air, like their name, it is a hot air balloon. The balloonist fills the balloon with air, then heats it with a propane burner. ...
Roof Turbine Vents Do They Really Work?
Roof Turbines Vents, you know those funny spinning things you see upon the rooftops. Do they really work? The answer is, yes they really do. Most residential homes have some type of attic ventilation. It could be Dormers, Gable End Vents, Ridge Vents or Turbines Vents. These all work well ...
Q & A - Ridge Caps Facing the Prevailing Winds
Lucy from Illinois asked "For ridge shingles, how should the shingle overlap be oriented to the prevailing winds?" I am not sure what type of products you are using, but today most of the better-designed ridge caps have a sealant on the underside to resist high wind blow-offs. They are commonly ...
Q & A - Ridge Caps Blowing Off, What Can I Do?
The ridge caps blew off my roof again, do I need to have them replaced? Rob asked, I have a 5-year-old asphalt shingle roof with a 45-foot shingled-over ridge vent on top. A section of 15 ridge cap shingles blew off in Feb 2013. The shingles are cut down 3 ...
New Title 24 Changes for Roofs 2014
The new code changes disallow the attic ventilation in these zones as a way to comply with Title 24. Cool Roof New Title 24 changes to be enforced later in 2014. What does this mean? Well, In California we have an Energy Commission. They write the codes and standards for construction, ...
