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Posted by Dottie on August 17, 2007, 8:49 am
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> > > A ridge vent should be obvious from the ground even if it is a nail over
> > > type as most are these days.
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> > > Inspectors are mostly useless in my experience.
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> > > After you get that fixed make sure you have adquate soffit vents.
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> > > >I had a new roof installed and one of the changes made at that time
> > > > (to make it stronger in case of hurricane) was to cover the vents at
> > > > each end of the attic with plywood. The old tile roof was removed and
> > > > a new shingle roof with ridge vent was put on. The house has seemed
> > > > hotter than before but my neighbor said her house was cooler after the
> > > > same changes. Today I got on the ladder and looked up at the attic.
> > > > Where the ridge vent is supposed to be - I can see about an inch and a
> > > > half on each side of the gable that has no wood....but I can see
> > > > black. It is either the tar paper (felt) or the shingle. I think I
> > > > should be able to see the mesh of the ridge vent. Before I make a
> > > > call and complain about this, I need to know more. Is it possible
> > > > they left off the ridge vent and just covered it with shingle?
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> > > > It was inspected and passed inspection....would something like this
> > > > be apparent to an inspector? Anyway I can tell just by looking? I am
> > > > far too old to actually climb up in the attic.
> > > > Thanks.
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> > I do have soffit vents. I am trying to find out what kind of ridge
> > vent was used. I talked to a man in the building dept. and he said
> > that there are new ridge vents that have been approved that are not
> > wire mesh kind. They are made out of a "breathable" foamlike material
> > that may appear to be a "fat shingle" from the attic side. I am
> > trying to get in touch with the person who inspected my roof to see if
> > he remembers anything about it.
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> My ridge vent is black, and is a molded plastic type. It sits up
> pretty high, but I wanted function over beauty. There are styles that
> resemble a long, black, "scotch-brite" pad. That may be what you
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> JK
I found out that mine is a Cobra ridge vent. I saw one up close and
it doesn't look like what I expected. Anyway, I was told by the man
who installed it that that was the kind I have. It is made out of the
"breathable" stuff and is not rigid the way I had expected. From the
bottom it just looks black.
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