How To Install Roof Vents In Attic

Drive a nail through your attic to mark where you want your vent.

How to install roof vents in attic. If your roof peak runs parallel to the street put them on the backside where they ll be less prominent. With the help of an assistant raise the vent up to the soffit and center it over the cutout slot. Mark the roof venting locations from the attic where you can see the rafters and avoid placing roofing vents over them. Set your circular saw at 1 8 inch 0 4 cm greater than the thickness of your roof s soffit when installing an intake vent.

Place all the roof vents on the same side of the roof. A roofer will from the attic mark a spot near the ridge of the roof he may first use nails from the attic to mark preferred spots between two rafters. The nail will either visibly stick out from the roof or raise shingles so you know where it is. After creating a space for the vent line the hole with caulk and place the vent inside.

Simply secure the vent into place with screws and your vent is complete. The installation of a turbine vent is nearly identical to a static vent. Space the holes 12 to 14 in. Next lay the strip vent down on a flat wood surface such as a plywood sheet or long 2 x 4 and drill 1 8 in dia.

Then cut out your desired location and screw the vent directly into the soffit. Photo by merle henkenius.