The flow of fresh air across roof shingles draws hot, moist attic air out through a ridge vent and pulls fresh air into the attic through soffit vents. This roof ventilation is important because it ...

Question: I don't remember seeing ridge and soffit ventilation on the houses I grew up in. Is it necessary? What if the house has a hipped roof? A friend of mine who lives in the snow belt had a foot ...

Q. You’ve stated that the best ventilation for an attic is a ridge vent and long, continuous soffit vents. What happens when the ridge vent is under 3 to 4 feet of snow? Should I keep the gable vents?

Westlake Corporation’s WLK unit, Westlake Royal Building Products has launched Dryroll, a universal ridge vent and weather block. Dryroll is designed to optimize roof protection and attic ventilation.

Easy installation, superior airflow and weather protection are cornerstones of new ridge vent solution Westlake Royal ...

Q: During a recent heavy rain I noticed water stains on my ceiling that were not there when the home was inspected just four months ago. I called the home inspector, and he said the roof was not steep ...

Ridge ventilation system for commercial and residential roofing applications is designed to accommodate individual venting requirements. Regardless of the amount of airspace underneath the roof ...

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: I had a ridge vent installed some years ago, and I discovered that the installers did not cut an opening in the roof. I had a vent installed properly three years ago, and it worked well enough, but ...