Attic Turbine Installation

This product has sharp metal edges that can cut your hands.

Attic turbine installation.

Use care when handling this unit to prevent damage to the precision balanced rotor head. Continue by drilling a hole in the center of the marking through the decking felt and tiles. Imagine what happens if you install two or three of these simplistic turbine vents on the back side of your roof out of view. Units are priced 20 to 100 each.

The 14 inch diameter unit could provide a complete air change in the attic every 14 minutes at 15 mph. A turbine is installed directly on the top of a roof and uses wind power to suck hot and humid air out of the attic. Good attic ventilation is important for preventing ice dams in the winter. Decide where to place turbines then from inside the attic drill a hole 18 to 30 down from the roof peak and midway between the rafters put a stick up through the hole to locate it from outside go back on.

Get free shipping on qualified roof turbines or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. You will then need to take the vent up to the top of the roof placing it centrally over the hole you have drilled and cutting around it. Ft of vent space half dedicated for air intake in the soffits and the other half for exhaust on the roof. Air movement in the attic helps prevent moisture buildup on rafters and on the bottom of roofing materials.

A turbine has a series of vanes that spin as wind passes through them. Attic must have 5 sq. These can be ridge vents wind turbines or the flat vents your roofer wants to install. Installation of this type of attic ventilation involves leaving a gap in the sheathing along the ridge and covering it with a perforated vent.

Using your marker pen trace around the edges of the vent on the underside of the roof. Static vents often protrude from roofline thanks to. A pro can install one in an hour or two at a rate of 45 to 75 for a labor total of 45 to 150. Wear canvas gloves during installation and handling.

Unlike turbines this venting style does not have any moving parts. Roof turbine installation expect to pay 65 to 250 to install a roof turbine including labor and materials. A ridge vent runs across the top of the roof s peak.