Re: Roof edge vents and ice dams?
- From: ransley <Mark_Ransley@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:20:28 -0700 (PDT)
On May 23, 1:39 pm, "user2...@xxxxxxxxx" <user2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does anyone have advice re: edge vents for a house subject to ice
dams?
The house has a ridge vent and two gable vents. The ridge vent is new
- I don't know how it will affect the ice. I'm skeptical.
The house has gutters. The roof shingles overhang the gutters. There
are no soffits.
Thanks.
Usualy the cause is warm air rising from poor insulation or air
infiltration from lower heated spaces is melting snow and wasting your
$$. If you want to do it right, a blower door test and an evaluation
of your insulation, needs to be done, few have insulation to 2008
standards which is usualy double of code. www.energystar.gov is a good
site, an IR photo done in winter will pinpoint issues, ones you never
thought of. Gee I cant wait to see utility costs next winter will be,
and what my electric provider is going to do to get what they can this
summer. Get bids, alot.
.
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