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Posted by aarghmatey on August 28, 2007, 11:17 am
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> >I bought my first home a year ago. Built in the 1940's, fairly steep
> > shingled roof, newer alum. siding. Only thing is, it has nooverhangs
> > at all, and I'm wondering if that is something I should be concerned
> > with? It does have a few vents on the high and low portions on the
> > roof. Some of my window frames were getting rotted out, so I had
> > really heavy-duty alum. gutters installed to prevent further damage.
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> > Mark
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> Positive side, you don't have to worry about high winds getting under the
> soffit and lifting the roof up.
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> If the attic ventilation is adequate, don't sweat it.
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> I like at least a foot of soffit. I like the soffit vent/ridge vent
> ventilation scheme. Its positive attic ventilation, regardless of the
> weather or other ventilation aiding schemes. Requires no power aids.
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> I don't like deepoverhangs, despite the dripline extension, despite more
> shaded area around the home, despite the extended feed to the attic because
> of more intake area available. Heavy winds can easily pick up the roof.
> Dave
Thanks for the replies. I'll have to take a look at my attic
ventilation - I doubt its getting much ventilation. I can tell you the
window frames take a beating from all the weather they see here in MN.
The gutters I installed will hopefully stop most of the rot in the
frames - not looking forward to digging out the rotted pieces. The
house is actually quite attractive without overhangs. Its amazing how
much you learn with your first home purchase.
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