Ridge Vents

    Ridge Vents


    Ridge Vents

    Ridge Vents provide essential ventilation for a home's attic space. Ridge vents can be selected to match or compliment a home's color and roofing composition. Building codes usually require a minimum of attic ventilation - 1 square foot of ventilation for every 150 or 300 square feet of attic space is a common requirement, depending upon type of ventilation used. The Vents, Ridge category on ebuild lists ridge vents for ventilation applications.

    Use the ebuild Specifier to narrow down your search and find ridge vents that fit the project requirements. You may choose ridge vents from listed manufacturers, including:

    You may also select values for key specifications to narrow your choices among available ridge vents:

    Overall Length refers to the measurement along the longest side of the unit, expressed in inches.

    Net Free Vent Area/Lineal Feet refers to the measurement of the attic ventilation provided by the unit, expressed in inches.

    A selection in Installation Type will narrow the search down by units that are installed and covered by shingles or installed under metal roof caps.

    Generic Color refers to a set of common color names assigned by ebuild to represent the complete spectrum of colors and color names designated by the manufacturers to products within a category.

    Material refers to the substance from which the unit is fabricated, e.g., aluminum, nylon fabric, plastic, etc.

    Overall Width refers to the measurement along the shortest side of the unit, expressed in inches.

    A selection in Configuration will narrow the search down by the manner in which the unit is packaged, e.g. folded, rigid, roll, etc.

    A selection in Compatible Roofing Material will narrow the search down by the roofing material with which the product can safely and effectively be installed, e.g., asphalt shingles, clay tile, concrete tile, etc.