Here we have a large and steep roof with some installation issues. On the upper rear portion of the house, there is an area where two hips come to a point in a narrow section. The pitch is much less at this slope, and the ridge should have been overlapped with felt rather than gapped. This home’s roof has some age and will likely need total replacement shortly. However, this is a repairable issue.
Bad lap seal over ridge
Table of contents
- Delaminated ridge cap shingles over non lapped hip joint.
- Roofs with a lot of valleys, hips and cuts make for a great look but will have more material waste
- These three most common options for roof/attic ventilation have pros and cons
- These diagrams do a good job of illustrating proper attic and roof ventilation, as well as the importance of sufficient insulation
- 1Delaminated ridge cap shingles over non lapped hip joint.
Go To Pin - 2Roofs with a lot of valleys, hips and cuts make for a great look but will have more material wasteGo To Pin
- 3These three most common options for roof/attic ventilation have pros and cons
Cool air enters through the soffit vents and can be exhausted in many different ways. This illustration displays how the ridge vent exhaust allows all of the hot air to exit at the peak without the need for mechanical parts or unnecessary penetrations from powered or nonpowered hood vent exhausts.
Go To Pin - 4These diagrams do a good job of illustrating proper attic and roof ventilation, as well as the importance of sufficient insulationGo To Pin
