Louver vents installed instead of soffit vents Knoxville, TN.
Louver vents are installed at the bottom edges of roofs to let air into the attic space. They are used instead of soffit ventilation. This project was tall but not too steep, so working near the edge was not too bad. The soffit vents had to be placed over cuts into the roof decking and shingles over the soffit vents.
The air will breathe into the roof through the soffit vents and power vents near the roof’s ridgeline.
We are putting these louver vents in because there are no intake vents at the soffit.
This is what the new louver vents are installed at the roof edge. Lomanco Decker.
They are low profile, so they will not blow off. Ice and water and shingles get nailed over them.
It is imperative to be careful with existing building tenants. We decided with our building owners that this would be the safest location to stage our roofing project.
Louver Vents allow air to come into the attic space. Power vents or ridge vents allow hot air to go out.
It uses a thermostat to kick on.
Usually, the thermostat is set around 140 deg F.
Once the vent comes on it pulls the hot air out of the attic.
The Ice and Water go down in valleys instead of felting paper. It protects better against roof leaks.
Remove old shingles and add back ice and water shield. Lastly, add back the new shingles to complete the valley replacement job.
These are the after photos of the leaking roof valleys.
The walls below the valleys were both replaced. This way we can be sure there will be no roof leaks in this building.
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