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Roof installed less than 2 years ago

Kassitus said:
How exactly does the venting work? I'm a roofnoob pleb.
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Roof vents are crucial for maintaining a healthy and long-lasting roof and attic system. They work by allowing moisture and heat to escape, preventing damage from condensation, mold, and premature wear of roofing materials. This ventilation also helps regulate attic temperature, potentially lowering energy bills.
 
MC Paul Barman said:
One friend of mine who's a contractor was acting like it's not important to have the ridge vent (also, no box vents either)...
So I asked him, "if there's no need for any venting... why are there soffit vents?

Sure, have it completely airtight (if that's even an option... what do I know?), but, if that's the case then why would they even have a soffit to allow air to get up inbetween the vaulted ceiling and roof?
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Your friend is an idiot and you should never take his advice again
 
I'm guessing something something air pressure blowing off the roof in high wind without vents?

After the big CA wildfires, I saw something about some super house built to survive wildfires and one thing I remembered was the hole vents had like stainless steel mesh covering the holes so embers couldn't fly inside and light the house on fire up there.

Are aluminum roofs somehow better if installed right or would they just easily peel off in high wind? I'm guessing aluminum roofs won't catch fire from fireworks aerial firebombs.
 
Should've hired Tim Sylvia to be your roofer.
 
Roofing is a very dangerous and tough job, I don't envy those who do that kind of work.
 
GSP_37 said:
I'm guessing something something air pressure blowing off the roof in high wind without vents?

After the big CA wildfires, I saw something about some super house built to survive wildfires and one thing I remembered was the hole vents had like stainless steel mesh covering the holes so embers couldn't fly inside and light the house on fire up there.

Are aluminum roofs somehow better if installed right or would they just easily peel off in high wind? I'm guessing aluminum roofs won't catch fire from fireworks aerial firebombs.
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Roof vents have nothing to do with wind or fire. They're there to allow heat and more importantly, moisture to escape. Without some sort of venting, problems are all but guaranteed.
 
I knew this white guy who would drive his truck up to home Depot early in the morning to pick up roofers^^. I wonder how it works with ICE lurking
 
TheChance said:
Your friend is an idiot and you should never take his advice again
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I’m hoping the roofing company will admit their error.

My friend was saying “you never put recessed can-lights into a vaulted ceiling that ventilates air”…
Which had me thinking (fretting) this might be a way for the roofing company to stick it back to me.

But, we’ve had a ventilated vaulted ceiling with recessed can-lights for years and never had this problem.
 
MC Paul Barman said:
I’m hoping the roofing company will admit their error.

My friend was saying “you never put recessed can-lights into a vaulted ceiling that ventilates air”…
Which had me thinking (fretting) this might be a way for the roofing company to stick it back to me.

But, we’ve had a ventilated vaulted ceiling with recessed can-lights for years and never had this problem.
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You sure your friend is actually a contractor?

But anyways, the odds of them admitting error is pretty much zero. In all likelihood, their quote specified that they weren't installing a vent ridge.
 
mjmj said:
You sure your friend is actually a contractor?

But anyways, the odds of them admitting error is pretty much zero. In all likelihood, their quote specified that they weren't installing a vent ridge.
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I was able to find the original agreement and it says "Furnish and install new ridge exhaust vent to MEET BUILDING CODE" (caps in the original).


Regarding the friends. One is a contractor, and he's all "it's only an insulation issue".
The other is an architect (mainly for new churches and schools) and he's the one saying "never have a can-light recessed into the vaulted ceiling if it's also a ventilated ceiling".

His point (the architect) being that, with a vaulted ceiling which runs close to the roof, the best is to have it airtight... no soffit vents taking air in and no air being expelled by the ridge vent. And, if it is ventilated to never have recessed lights in the ceiling because cold air, moisture will rise up into that area.
 
MC Paul Barman said:
I was able to find the original agreement and it says "Furnish and install new ridge exhaust vent to MEET BUILDING CODE" (caps in the original).
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In that case, they should have no recourse if you paid for a vent ridge and they didn't install it.

I think for vaulted ceilings, there are two options. Either seal it up air tight so no moisture can possibly get in, or vented. There's no in between. If you have recessed lighting, sealed up really isn't a good option. They make sealed cans, but not sure how long I would trust them for. I'd rather just have it vented in some way.
 
mjmj said:
In that case, they should have no recourse if you paid for a vent ridge and they didn't install it.

I think for vaulted ceilings, there are two options. Either seal it up air tight so no moisture can possibly get in, or vented. There's no in between. If you have recessed lighting, sealed up really isn't a good option. They make sealed cans, but not sure how long I would trust them for. I'd rather just have it vented in some way.
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I appreciate the advice on this!
 
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