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Hip Roof Attic Ventilatiion
Just trying to help Ed out here. His other thread "Way to supplement ..." was a bit unclear?
Anyhow, I think what he is trying to ask is, how to add more ventilation to a hip roof when the ridge vent is too short for proper exhaust ventilation.
Assuming the ceiling has been sealed to prevent indoor air intrusion and
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should a gable dormer roof be vented?
The subject title says it all.
From a building science perspective, should gable dormers have soffits and vents? If yes, how does the air get to the ridge vent? I have seen gable dormers with soffits and soffit strip vents, but no minature ridge vent atop the dormer. I have also seen the more popular dormer treatment, with crown molding
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Rafter detail code compliance
Hi,
I recently failed a framing inspection for a vented roof rafter cut detail. See attached drawing. Code section cited was R802.7.1. Specifically for "notching rafter more than 1/6 of it's depth".
I built this detail in order to vent roof over triple LVL bearing ridge. I really don't see this as a notched rafter at all. It is basically
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