Focus on the other ventilation.
Soffit ven optins for roof with no eave.
This is probably the most costly solution to an un vented no overhang roof design and is practical only in cases where the building is being modified for other reasons.
If your roof is simple and straightforward and if aesthetics and truss strength permit then you create a vented roof design by adding 2x sleepers and a new deck and roof.
Use eye brow vents that are on the top of the sloping roof surface near the soffit eave area.
One great alternative to a soffit ventilation system is to install an intake vent right at the lower edge of the roof.
In most cases all you have to do is trim a little usually about an inch off the top of the fascia to allow for airflow into the attic.
The venting drip edge seems to be the easiest and most common way to go.
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Drip edge vents hang out several inches past the edges of the roof allowing you to trim.
Two simple alternatives to soffit vents can be installed with little more than a circular saw and a hammer.
The two most common options are to.
Venting drip edge basically combines continuous soffit vent with an extended drip edge.
Finish your roof off with a ridge vent and your attic should be well ventilated.
A strip of intake venting built into the roof overhang soffit is the traditional method where space allows.
The two roof ventilation options intake vents and exhaust vents should be placed to take advantage of the natural increased speed of air circulation.
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If your house has minimal or non existent overhangs that won t accomodate soffit vents or you simply aren t able to install them for some reason then you have a couple of options to provide intake air inlets low near the roof perimeter.
Also most vinyl and aluminum siding systems in today s market include components that make venting the soffit easy.
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They call this a venting drip edge.
The spaces between the sleepers can probably be detailed so that the roof is vented at the soffit as well as at the ridge see venting a shed roof.
Aluminum under eave soffit vent in brown.
22 in x 3 in galvanized steel eave vent item 2180321 model ev223 1 8.
Intake vents such as soffits are placed lower on the roof usually under the eaves.
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Provide continuous soffit or eaves intake venting as we describe at roof venting.