Camelback Attic Vents

Make sure your soffit vents are not blocked in anyway.

Camelback attic vents.

Constructed of white aluminum that can be painted. In other words the entire vent opening doesn t count as vented space. It comes on an easy to install flexible mesh roll and is hand nailable with no complicated fitting wrapping nail gun adapters. Generally speaking you need a ratio of 1 300 where for every 300 square feet of ceiling space you need 1 square foot of attic ventilation.

Use manufacured and ca approved vents see below to retrofit existing attic soffit basement foundation and gable vents where possible. A balanced configuration of soffit vents and gable vents sometimes called gable vent covers or attic vent covers work together as a system to allow air to move freely through the attic. Air vent high efficiencypower attic fan 1470 cfm weatherwood galvanized steel electric power roof vent. That said air resistance and interference such as vent grates reduces the area of true ventilation.

When installed as part of a properly balanced when installed as part of a properly balanced attic ventilation system gaf cobra exhaust vent is a shingle over exhaust vent installed at the roof ridge that helps exhaust excess heat and moisture from your attic. If your attic is enclosed california s building code states it should have cross ventilation. Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. The idea of roof vents existed for hundreds of years with natural vents employed in chinese buildings during the tang dynasty natural ventilation ducts in the buddhist monks caves and wind catchers incorporated in arabian architecture.

Common 1 4 screens are ineffective and should be replaced or retrofitted. Attic ventilation is achieved through a proper balance of intake vents soffit vents and exhaust vents gable vents. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic. For pricing and availability.

The shutter will open when the electric gable vent is operating. The building codes and building science for. Power gable vent shutter is automatic 20 in. Air vent 1 500 cfm black galvanized steel electric power roof vent.

Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals. Power gable vent shutter is designed to be used with master flow egv pg series electric gable fans.