We are shopping for a new roof for our house and have sought bids from various roofing companies. We want to get it done this summer. Most of the estimators mention the option of a ridge vent ...

Q. In some of your articles on ice dams/roofs, you mention ridge vents. Our experience with ridge vents has been that openings are blocked by any significant snowfall. Without ventilation all heat ...

Question: I live where it gets darned hot in the summer. All the roofers I talk to swear about roof ridge vents being the greatest thing since sliced bread. Do they really work to keep an attic cooler ...

Q: It gets very hot in my attic. I don't think the two end vents are enough. What types of additional attic vents are effective and how much more should I add? A: A hot attic increases your ...

I owned my first home for 10 years before I learned about the importance of attic ventilation. It wasn’t something I learned about in school, and must have been a part of the inspection report I’d ...

live in a 18-year-old, three-story townhouse and it is getting near time to replace the roof. During the summer when the sun shines, it gets very hot in the attic. When I have the new roof put on I ...

Q. What are the pros and cons of a roof ridge vs. side vents on a home? I have a condo which has side vents at the top of the condo’s two side peaks and there are small vents under the outside roof ...

Roof ventilation is already a difficult, dangerous and technically challenging operation. There are many variables to consider before even heading to the roof. Let’s look at some different situations ...

Recently, there have been some high-profile incidents and fires where roof operations have been less than ideal during operations. It wouldn’t take one a very long time to research some of the more ...

Hail can pummel a car, lawn, or roof in a matter of minutes. Protecting your roof from damage involves several proactive ...