Ridge Vents on The Roof

Our roofing shingles are architectural shingles so in the ridges and valleys we are told to use the Yukon line of BP’s shingles in the same color to cap the ridges and protect the valleys.

Our valleys will actually be strips of steel - it’s easier and the elements will slide off these prime leak target areas easier. The main shingles will butt and overlap the steel and Eric assures me it will not be an eyesore (as I’m imagining it to be).

I think I saw these ridge vents in RONA yesterday for $11 a foot? Yard? Roll? (I’ll firm that up on Saturday when we do our big RONA shopping spree).

In the photo below I’m using an old Owens Corning advertisement (from June 1997’s edition of Country Home) to show you the ridge shingle application and the ridge vent directly below these shingles. This ridge vent that runs along the ridge beam is the application that will ensure we don’t need any of those ‘ugly’ turbines cluttering up our roof. (I think they’re kinda cool looking actually, but Eric says they’re ugly. Since he’s doing most of the roofing, I’m not arguing!)

The photo above highlights Owens Corning’s roofing selection and are (from top to bottom), Hip and Ridge Shingles, Ridge Vents, Shingles, Waterproofing Underlayments and their Raft-R-Mate product (attic roofing vents) directly above the wooden rafters.