Use compass to scribe hole for vent onto roof sheathing.
How to install solar attic fan on metal roof.
Pull nails and remove shingles from within the circle.
Get the trade secrets from the jet fan man who has installed around 13 000 attic fans since 1983.
Scribe outline of vent s flashing on roof using homemade dowel compass.
Please recommend a vent system without cutting holes in the metal roof there are several options available to provide ventilation to your attic without cutting holes in your metal roof including gable vents and a vented ridge.
Solar ventilation systems and solar attic fans extract heat from your home using the energy from the sun.
In attic mark location of solar powered vent between two roof rafters.
So how does this attach to a metal roof.
Bjorn asks i have a new house with a metal roof and without a ridge vent.
Measure and cut a 2x4 brace.
Before installing the final ridge vent cover you attach the floating footprint flashing under the ridge vent cover with the fan attached using the copper clad mounting brackets right inside the ridge vent opening.
Drive nail through center of vent location.
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For the most part you need screws to put the fan in place and holes on the roof where to drill those screws.
Learn how easy it is to install an attic fan.
How to install solar attic fan on metal roof.
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Select and mark the location of the fan.
Install roof brackets and fall arrest system to roof.
With the solar panel in place the fan is ready to be installed in the attic.
Then connect the two ends of wire to the panel and that s it.
Cut hole in roof with a reciprocating saw.
Cut shingles along circular outline with a utility knife.
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