[Greenbuilding] Ridge Vent on Corugated Metal Roof

Lynelle A. Hamilton lynelle at kos.net
Mon Jun 2 16:06:13 CDT 2014


I used a foam insert under the ridge cap and it worked well.

Lynelle
On 6/2/2014 4:17 PM, conservationarchitect at rockbridge.net wrote:
> I think a product like cor-vent which is a corrugated material that 
> provide free space in small tubes would address the issue of blowing 
> snow.
>
> Eli
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Clarke Olsen
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 2:05 PM
> To: Green Building
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Ridge Vent on Corugated Metal Roof
>
> I made a mistake on my last metal roof install: the gap I left for 
> ridge venting, seemingly well under the cap,
> was good for rain, but not for snow! Snow is light, and gets blown 
> into spaces that will never see rain.
> Clarke Olsen
> clarkeolsendesign.com
> 373 route 203
> Spencertown, NY 12165
> USA
> 518-392-4640
> colsen at taconic.net
>
>
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