Gable Vents Vs Soffit Vents

The soffit vents are no longer functional.

Gable vents vs soffit vents.

Ridge vent ridge vent noun. My house has gable end venting no soffit vents and a finished room in the attic. Unlike other passive venting systems such as soffit or ridge vents gable vents are meant to be seen. Soffit vents may leave air trapped at the top of your attic.

You should close the gable vents from the attic side. A gable shaped canopy over a window or door. Gable vents if left open with the combination of continuous ridge and soffit vents interfere with the airflow between the two. Most venting systems are placed along unseen areas of the roof but these particular vents offer all the functional.

Most effective ventilation uses a ridge and soffit continuous ventilation system but even. The underside of an architectural structure such as an arch a balcony or overhanging eaves. A type of vent installed at the peak of a sloped roof which allows. Ridge vents are much easier to install because they sit on top of the roof at the peak.

This can be done easily. The only ventilation i can see is that above the ceiling about 4 x 30 x 2 again with gable vents at both ends. Is it okay to combine soffit to ridge roof ventilation with gable end vents. Gable vents may circulate air through only a small percentage of your attic.

Upgrading existing ventilation when reroofing is a smart move an opportunity that is missed all too frequently. Installing functional gable vents can take some time as you will need to fit them into the gable end of the roof. Gable vents are usually chosen for their visual appeal but can also serve as an exhaust vent. An attic s intake vents are most commonly installed directly in the soffit either as individual vents spaced every few feet or as one continuous perforated soffit running the.

Greebo is spot on you want soffit vents for your air intake. There is insulation in the triangle attic space behind the knee wall ceiling rafters and roof rafters to the top of the finished room ceiling. Without a continuous flow of outside air the attic heat in the winter will melt ice and snow at the top of the roof which will flow down and refreeze when it reaches the cooler bottom of the roof. Static roof line vents are effective for ventilation but generally aren t recommended due to issues with leaks.

Mike keogh a specialist in energy conservation and ventilation from campbellford ont responds.