Low Pitch Roof Vent

The universal dormer vent can be used as an air intake vent or as an air exhaust vent depending on where you install it on the roof.

Low pitch roof vent.

Installation is important when it comes to putting a single ply roofing system on a building. Because of the shallow height of the undulating ridges of the 5v and corrugated profiles and the use of exposed metal fasteners to screw the metal to the roof deck they are limited to a slope that will shed rain quickly. About 12 x 18. Since most low slope roofs are not vented ice dams are much more likely to occur and cause extensive damages to the roof and the interior of the house as it is a lot easier for water to travel upward on a low pitch roof.

The top of the roof meets the wall of the house and the 2 sides also meet walls. The universal design looks great on a shingle roof. Click here to see fasciavent. Videos have been put together for many of these details and can be found below.

I m trying to vent a 1 12 roof that has not been vented. November 19 2014 9 08pm 1. Roof pitches ranging from 0 12 0 degrees to 21 12 60 26 degrees. The universal dormer vent is a low profile off ridge roof vent that is designed for a pitched roof of 3 12 slope or greater.

Active ventilation products. Smartvent can be modified to provide intake ventilation for new roofs or re roofs through the fascia board for low slope roof with less than a 4 12 pitch. But the taller profiles like standing seam and pbr shown below can be installed on roofs with as low as 1 4 or 1 2 in 12 pitch. Look at our fasciavent which has been designed more specifically for metal roofs and provides the intake ventilation for flat to 16 12 pitches.

There are over 150 variations of details available from carlisle syntec for epdm roofing systems. So it is essentially boxed in on 3 sides.