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Low slope roof (2/12) in Colorado w/ridge vent

modernhouse | Posted in Green Building Techniques on

Appreciate comments from all & Martin Holiday,

I’ve got an old remodel with a T&G roof deck.  

Below the T&G will also be SIGA Majrex then drywall. https://www.siga.swiss/us_en/catalog/majrex

On top of the T&G will sit 11 7/8 I-Joist that packed with Fiberglass Insulation. On top of this will be SIGA Majcoat (a one way vapor membrane). https://www.siga.swiss/global_en/catalog/majcoat/majcoat-majcoat-sob

Then a 2-inch air gap (2×4 sleepers) followed by decking and TPO roof.

— See Attached Drawings —
 
At the ridge line will be a vent
http://www.airvent.com/index.php/products/exhaust-vents/ridge-vents/continuous-ridge-vent#description

I’m concerned about the low slop roof and the possibility of snow build up or wind entraining rain water into the ridge line vent.

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  1. Expert Member
    MALCOLM TAYLOR | | #1

    MCMB,

    Infiltration at the ridge may well pose a problem, but the larger one is that low-slope roofs don't have sufficient pitch to move air through their ventilation channels.
    https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/insulating-low-slope-residential-roofs
    You are much better off designing an unvented assembly.

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