Hip Roof Ridge Vent Installation

Then they nail it along the edge every 6 to 10 inches.
Hip roof ridge vent installation. One of the fundamental steps is to nail one side of the ridge vent before nailing the other sid. The next step is to cap the ridge. Cobra hip vent provides effective ventilation on hip roofs with little or no ridge area. When ridge vent installation is performed correctly the vent increases the home s energy efficiency and extends the life of the roof.
Shingles which are perforated to be broken into 12 in. The ridge cap used on this roof comes in 3 ft. Several ridge vent installation tips are given in this video. I have a hip roof and the manufacturer s spec say the slot should end 12 from the intersection of the hip and ridge.
172 ne 72nd street gladstone mo 64118 phone. The ridge vent slot in my new roof looks like it was cut too long. Because the slot ends about two inches from the hip ridge intersection the roofers covered the slot with the ridge vent and ridge shingles and essentially had to cover over the intersection too. Success story hip ridge vent.