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Posted by Michael on June 20, 2008, 3:07 pm
Hello,
My house has not attic ventilation other that the 2 gable vents.
I know I need to add eave vents but would like ya'lls opinion on ridge vents
versus wind turbines.
I have heard the pros and con from friends and family about ridge vents and
wind turbines.
ie, if it is storming badly, ridge vents can let water in.
wind turbines don't last, noisy, etc .....
etc ....
I live in Arlington, Texas. If this make a difference.
TIA.
Michael
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 20, 2008, 4:23 pm
> Hello,
> My house has not attic ventilation other that the 2 gable vents.
>
> I know I need to add eave vents but would like ya'lls opinion on ridge ve=
nts
> versus wind turbines.
>
> I have heard the pros and con from friends and family about ridge vents a=
nd
> wind turbines.
> ie, if it is storming badly, ridge vents can let water in.
> wind turbines don't last, noisy, etc .....
> etc ....
>
> I live in Arlington, Texas. =EF=BF=BDIf this make a difference.
>
> TIA.
>
> Michael
ridge vents require no maintence, make no noise, i have never had
water get in,
my only problem was a family of dedicated birds who having nested in
the attic previously ripped at the ridge vent to get in. i solved that
the following year by removing the vent and adding hardware cloth over
the openings, put ridge vent back. birds were highly frustrated. i put
uup a couple bird houses as compensation
theres no reason you cant have ridge vent, and add a couple power
vents for severe weather
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Posted by Ken on June 20, 2008, 5:53 pm
> Hello,
> My house has not attic ventilation other that the 2 gable vents.
>
> I know I need to add eave vents but would like ya'lls opinion on ridge
> vents versus wind turbines.
>
> I have heard the pros and con from friends and family about ridge vents
> and wind turbines.
> ie, if it is storming badly, ridge vents can let water in.
> wind turbines don't last, noisy, etc .....
> etc ....
>
> I live in Arlington, Texas. If this make a difference.
>
> TIA.
>
> Michael
I've never had water to come in via ridge vents even in the worst of storms.
Ken
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Posted by willshak on June 20, 2008, 7:57 pm
on 6/20/2008 3:07 PM Michael said the following:
> Hello,
> My house has not attic ventilation other that the 2 gable vents.
>
> I know I need to add eave vents but would like ya'lls opinion on ridge
> vents versus wind turbines.
>
> I have heard the pros and con from friends and family about ridge
> vents and wind turbines.
> ie, if it is storming badly, ridge vents can let water in.
> wind turbines don't last, noisy, etc .....
> etc ....
>
> I live in Arlington, Texas. If this make a difference.
>
> TIA.
>
> Michael
My ridge vent doesn't leak here in NY, and we get some pretty big
rainfalls, not to mention snowfalls measured in double digits.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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Posted by Red Green on June 20, 2008, 9:42 pm
> Hello,
> My house has not attic ventilation other that the 2 gable vents.
>
> I know I need to add eave vents but would like ya'lls opinion on ridge
> vents versus wind turbines.
>
> I have heard the pros and con from friends and family about ridge
> vents and wind turbines.
> ie, if it is storming badly, ridge vents can let water in.
> wind turbines don't last, noisy, etc .....
> etc ....
>
> I live in Arlington, Texas. If this make a difference.
>
> TIA.
>
> Michael
>
Never heard of a ridge vent letting water in. I guess if the nails popped
it could happen. Then again, I don't hear much.
Last ridge vent I took off when replacing a roof was the 10 ft metal high
profile type. PITA getting some of those nail's out. Twist nails. Now I
see a lot of rapid ridge going on. Just put on with long roofing nails.
Not sure how that holds up over the test of time.
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