Installing Garage Roof Vents

Adding attic vents is a simple matter of cutting holes and installing vents.

Installing garage roof vents.

Drive a nail through your attic to mark where you want your vent. Locate the drill bit. Rather than being installed on the roof gable vents are installed on the exterior side wall of the home near the roof ridge. Installation first requires a wood frame made of 2x4s installed from the attic between two studs.

This video details how to install roof vents in a r. If possible ask someone to assist you because installing a vent on the garage roof means that you have to be on a ladder. First head up to your attic and determine where you want to install your roof vent. Center nails between rafters 18 in.

Next position your ladder against your home and climb up to your roof. Go into your attic. Rafter vents or insulation baffles install in any rafter space to create narrow gaps that direct fresh air from the soffit vents to the peak of the roof. However since instructions posted on a product label aren t always the most specific or clear here are the basic steps.

Drill a hole upward through the middle of the area you desire and leave the drill bit sticking up through the roof so you can find it from the outside. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years. Photos 1 6 show how it s done. Once you cut through the ceiling you should be able to locate the electrical wiring box.

Step 2 place the vents place the vent on the exterior garage wall. How to install a roof vent method 1 of 3. Check around the edges of your attic for any wiring. Drive nails up through the sheathing and shingles to mark roof air vent locations.

Plenty more videos t. Installing soffit intake vents. From the roof s peak. Adding static exhaust vents.

Cut a hole in the garage ceiling where you want to place the exhaust fan.