How To Remove Roof Ridge Vent And Seal
Our technician jonathan tightening down a metal ridge vent and sealing it.
How to remove roof ridge vent and seal. Using flex seal as seen on tv to prevent a roof leak duration. How to seal around roof vents. Align the vent over the opening in the roof s. The way this very simple yet state of the art system works air enters the attic at the lower soffit vent and using the heat of the sun as an accelerator moving air up under the roof deck washing the.
A ridge vent needs a continuous air supply from the bottom of the roof edge on both sides of the roof to work often called soffit vents. The homeowner had several. Venting prolongs the life of the roof. After removing existing sealant from the roof surface left over from the old vent a new cord of sealant is applied to the bottom of the new vent.
It is my understanding that moisture is 30x more likely to come through air penetration than vapor diffusion as such air sealing is the first step. Maintaining a leak proof roof requires periodic checks to assure sealants such as caulk have not chipped cracked or pulled away from places they seal. One of the fundamental steps is to nail one side of the ridge vent before nailing the other sid. The wind which blows over your roof will help to draw the hot moist air out of your attic when roof ridge vents are installed correctly.
West coast roofer shows a tile roof tune up done on a roof in aliso viejo ca. The reasons why metal ridge vent on roofs leaks. Several ridge vent installation tips are given in this video. It is a straight sloped 45 degree roof no hips valleys.
4c climate so primary concern is moisture penetration. This happens because of the change in air pressure. The inside air moves through the ridge vest underneath the cap shingle to escape from the side and into the general atmosphere. Openings along the sides allow air out of the attic cooling the space and lowering your air conditioning bill.
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