Improper Roof Ventilation Causes Warping Roof Decking in Hardin Valley, TN. Litespeed Construction is a Knoxville Roofing Company, and we determined that ventilation issues with this roof are causing the roof boards to leak. One of the most important things for a roofing company to inspect is how the roof breathes and ventilates.
This home has a vaulted ceiling and no ventilation for this roof from the soffit to the ridge. The west-facing portion of this home has warping roof deck boards that, at first glance, might appear to be rotten decking. The real culprit for this issue is improper roof ventilation!
This property is located in the Hardin Valley area, a suburb of Knoxville TN.
Ventalation is Blocked at Roof Eave
- 1There is no Ventalation Possible
There’s no ventilation possible because if you look closely you will see that there are blocks preventing air from moving into the vaulted ceiling and to the ridge.
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Roof Ventalation System for Vaulted Ceilings
- 1Roof Vents Between RaftersGo To Pin
- 2Roof Deck Boards Need to be Removed
On the rear portion of the roof, the deck boards will need to be removed and replaced to add back the insulation channels. These deck boards at the west-facing slope of the roof are warping as a result of bad Ventilation.
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New Section of Roofing at Addition
Pitch Gage Shows this is a Steep Roof
- 1Steep Roof Pitch
This is an image from a roof pitch gauge showing that this roof is either 12:12or a little steeper.
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