Because the slot ends about two inches from the hip ridge intersection the roofers covered the slot with the ridge vent and ridge shingles and essentially had to cover over the intersection too.
Hip roof ridge vent installation.
I have a hip roof and the manufacturer s spec say the slot should end 12 from the intersection of the hip and ridge.
One of the fundamental steps is to nail one side of the ridge vent before nailing the other sid.
The next step is to cap the ridge.
Cobra hip vent provides effective ventilation on hip roofs with little or no ridge area.
It provides 9 sq.
Inches per linear foot 19 051 mm 2 lm of net free ventilating area to help exhaust heat and moisture from the attic.
The ridge cap used on this roof comes in 3 ft.
Several ridge vent installation tips are given in this video.
Shingles which are perforated to be broken into 12 in.
When ridge vent installation is performed correctly the vent increases the home s energy efficiency and extends the life of the roof.
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Success story hip ridge vent.