The venting drip edge seems to be the easiest and most common way to go.
Venting roof without soffit.
Install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles.
The spaces between the sleepers can probably be detailed so that the roof is vented at the soffit as well as at the ridge see venting a shed roof.
Beware of adding a ridge vent without soffit vents the worst or soffit vents without a ridge vent bad or only gable end vents usually bad.
With a soffit venting is not much of a challenge.
Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit.
A passive ventilation system should have air inlets at the base of the roof usually in the soffits and outlets in the peak or gables.
Everything you need to begin a how to roof ventilators project is available at home centers.
Thankfully there are some ways around this dilemma.
This creates a natural suction phenomenon where the ridge vent is sucking air out of the soffit vents creating a natural ventilation cycle.
One great alternative to a soffit ventilation system is to install an intake vent right at the lower edge of the roof.
Aside from vents you ll need a handful of 1 1 4 in.
The main idea of the ridge vent is to act together with soffit venting to properly ventilate the attic.
They call this a venting drip edge.
For more information on ventilation and moisture control read this article i wrote on proper attic ventilation it s my position that you should have a proper ventilation system in your attic and that you should always take the time to air seal the floor of the attic.
There current roof has lasted 28 years with just the two gable vents and about four metal roof vents along the 50 ridge.
The important thing to remember is the air must flow through the attic to the roof vents somewhere near the ridge of the roof.
The total venting space should equal 1 150 of the floor.
Galvanized sheet metal screws for the soffit vents utility knife blades a dust mask and one tube of roofing cement.
This article is part of the series roof ventilation specifications and also attic condensation cause cure.
However if the home has no soffit it is quite a different matter.
Adding a ridge vent without vented soffits.
Your other options are a roof design without ventilation an issue that is volatile and multifaceted.
It describes proper roof ventilation placement amounts and other details.
In most cases all you have to do is remove about one inch off the top of the fascia the part that covers the end of.
We chose rectangular hooded roofing vents and rectangular soffit vents because they re easy to install.
When hot air rises up through the soffit venting it then keeps rising all the way up to the ridge vent.