How To Install Roof Vents In Attic

Use a hammer to pound a nail through to the roof.

How to install roof vents in attic.

Simply secure the vent into place with screws and your vent is complete. Screw holes through both flanges. Then cut out your desired location and screw the vent directly into the soffit. Go into your attic and find a spot at least 2 feet 0 61 m down from the peak of your roof.

Set your circular saw at 1 8 inch 0 4 cm greater than the thickness of your roof s soffit when installing an intake vent. After creating a space for the vent line the hole with caulk and place the vent inside. If your roof peak runs parallel to the street put them on the backside where they ll be less prominent. Photo by merle henkenius.

With the help of an assistant raise the vent up to the soffit and center it over the cutout slot. Place all the roof vents on the same side of the roof. The nail will either visibly stick out from the roof or raise shingles so you know where it is. Mark the roof venting locations from the attic where you can see the rafters and avoid placing roofing vents over them.

A roofer will from the attic mark a spot near the ridge of the roof he may first use nails from the attic to mark preferred spots between two rafters. Next lay the strip vent down on a flat wood surface such as a plywood sheet or long 2 x 4 and drill 1 8 in dia.