New Roof and Proper venting questions
@jwalker678 wrote: I am replacing a shake shingle rood with Landmark Pro architectural shingles. The wood shakes were installed over plywood 23 yrs ago and from inside the attic looks to be in good...
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@IslandRoofing wrote: I am surprised you got 23 years out of a wood shingle roof that had plywood underneath, that's rare. Honestly, no you should not have had both turtle vents (or ridge vent)and...
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New Roof and Proper venting questions
@jwalker678 wrote: Yeah, the shakes are disintegrating and can't be providing much protection though I haven't had any leaks. I uploaded a couple of pictures so you can see the gable vents in front...
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@jwalker678 wrote: The tree in the front picture is blocking one of the gable vents. Read full topic
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@jwalker678 wrote: After pressing the roofer for the right ventilating solution he took the information on my house to the Lomanco dealer whose opinion he values. Surprising to him the dealer...
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@Roofsitevisit wrote: In my opinion you kind of answered your own question in the very first post you made. The fact that the roof has been on for 23 years and the underside of the plywood looks good...
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@IslandRoofing wrote: Sorry about the late reply, I wasn't online much lately. Yeah you have a tricky house to properly vent and to be honest I think turbine vents are the way to go. I don't usually...
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@Axiom wrote: Turbine vents are notorious for letting snow in the attic, I would use a power vent or 2 before I would use a turbine vent. Read full topic
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@IslandRoofing wrote: Is a turbine vent and a power vent not the same thing? Or is a turbine what we call "whirly bird"? I was thinking power vent as well. Read full topic
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@jwalker678 wrote: Lomanco was suggesting whirly bird, though I did not speak to them directly and maybe they would agree that power vents would be a good alternative. I am in St. Louis and we get...
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@jwalker678 wrote: Went with 5 whirly birds as recommended by Lomanco. Here are a few progress and finished pictures. I didn't think there was anyway possible this could be done in two days given the...
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@jwalker678 wrote: I just checked the temperature in my attic and it is 115 degrees v. outside temp of 90 and high humidity. I haven't yet blocked the gable vents and wondering if I would see an...
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