Ridge Venting A Metal Roof

This unit is of the same design as the 35 series but the diverter is made from translucent fiberglass.

Ridge venting a metal roof.

Clean the surface of the metal roofing panel. Airflow enters through soffit vents and flows upward through each rafter space until it reaches the roof peak where it exists through a ridge vent. American metal roofs sells and installs these vents which move large volumes of excess heat and moisture out of your attic. A clean surface is needed for the adhesive of the profilevent to stick.

The better option for your michigan home is a hi flow ridge vent. Install bottom edge of profilevent 1 up slope from the edge of the ridge cap. Find roof ridge vents at lowe s today. Profilevent ridge vent comes in 50 foot rolls.

If your ridge is longer than fifty feet than butt the. Position a section of metal ridge cap over the peak of the metal roof with the end of the ridge cap flush with one end. Pull off the paper backing from the face of an adhesive closure strip cut to match the. This keeps your attic dry and reduces the chances of growing mold.

Special metal ridge caps install along the length.