Cut the ventilation opening.
How to install roof ridge vent.
Remove the shingle caps.
To begin the ridge vent installation they measure down 3 inches from the top of the ridge and snap a line to cut the opening for the ridge vent.
A properly installed ridge vent increases energy efficiency and prolongs the life of your roof.
Nail the section down by driving 2 inch roofing nails through the holes provided.
Using a circular saw with a carbide tip blade one of the roofers plunges the saw into the ridge at the ends and then follows the chalk line.
Ridge venting is a continuous vent strip that is installed at the very peak of the roof.
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Insert an end plug into a section of ridge venting and align the end with the end of the roof.
Install the ridge vent shingle over style install the ridge vent aluminum.
Installed at the peak of a sloped roof the ridge vent allows damp warm air to escape from the attic.
Start by removing the nails holding the ridge cap shingles in place.
Install new field shingles.
A ridge vent is an important part of a home s roofing system.
The ridge vent is only half of the venting system if that s the venting system you re going to use.
For most asphalt shingle ridge caps there are two.