Flat Roof Ventilation Strip

How much ventilation does a flat roof need.

Flat roof ventilation strip.

Ventilation is crucial to these areas as they affect the building as a whole both inside and out. Used to provide ventilation where flat roofs abut masonry. Its a flat roof which was only replaced 12 months ago with new boards fascias and epdm so i obviously dont want to be taking the roof off. Roof soffits are so easy to retrofit ventilation into too so these products are great for when a damp problem has been noted and now ventilation must be fitted.

Removal of excess heat and moisture will help the life of the roof and will help the functionality and efficiency of the hvac systems. Any type of roof from tpo to epdm can be either hot or cold. Continuous soffit vents offer you fantastic ventilation and are simple to install in your eaves or soffit areas. Each carton contains six 4 foot pieces 24 lineal ft of roof 2 wall vent a 25 foot long x 14 inch wide roll of flashing one bag of 2 1 2 nails and four ec 400 roof 2 wall end caps.

Whether you re looking for components to complete a small refurbishment project or a large commercial flat roof we can offer a number of solutions to fit your requirements from rainwater and ventilation outlets to cable outlets and mechanical extraction solutions. It depends on where the insulation is installed. Flat roof ventilation is achieved by creating air changes to the attic or plenum. Roof 2 wall vent incorporates the active weather foil technology and enhanced snow screen feature of our x 5 ridge vent line to stop rain and snow at the point of entry.

As my builder buggered off without putting in the soffit vents i had bc out last week and lo and behold it s changed and we need cross ventilation on the flat roof of my extension and we re not able to just put in the soffit vents on the front overhang but rather being asked to do it from side to side. Each unit is 1 2 metres in length and the heavy duty profile incorporates an integral pivothold hinge. Don t get the blame for a leaky roof when it is the house condensation that is to blame. Hot roofs have the roof deck then insulation then the roofing material.

It is supplied with pre drilled fixing holes and an integral insect resistant grille. Issue is that i need ventilation down the 2 sides to let air flow through the joists for building regs but the fascias are flat to the brickwork with wood under the fascia so i cannot get the air ventilation strips that allow air to creep under the fascias. The rav fl promotes air entry where a flat roof abuts a vertical masonry wall. The answer depends on the type of roof you have.

A cold roof or hot roof. All attic and skillion insulated roofs require passive ventilation if condensation problems are to be avoided.