Roof Ventilation Unsheathed Garage

Solar roof mounted garage fans.

Roof ventilation unsheathed garage.

A drip edge vent is made of a corrosive resistant material that sticks out about three inches back from the roof edge and then bends downward over them. Mark the roof venting locations from the attic where you can see the rafters and avoid placing roofing vents over them. Noticed one of the attic vents was not working. If your garage suffers from poor ventilation there is little you can do about it without costly repairs or renovations.

Drip edge vents are a two in one installation that promote water shedding at the eaves and rakes of a roof while also allowing for ventilation into the attic. The fan runs all day on solar keeping the entire space cool with no cost to operate. Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents. Conforms to federal specification qq.

When the sun beats down on the roof of your garage and there s no insulation to keep the space cool solatube s roof mounted garage fans are the ideal solution. Things have been ok low energy bills house very comfortable. Photos 1 6 show how it s done. So if you don t have the funds to install more windows or don t want to keep the operating door cracked open to help with the problem for security reasons the next best solution is an exhaust fan.

A balanced ventilation system 50 intake ventilation combined with 50 exhaust ventilation can also lower utility bills. Adding attic vents is a simple matter of cutting holes and installing vents. Gable louvers help provide attic ventilation to exhaust gable louvers help provide attic ventilation to exhaust unwanted heat and moisture which can damage wood or roofing materials.