Appreciate your efforts. I plan on putting ridge vent on my roof soon. Where I live we set an all time record of 119 degrees recently. Northern California. Nasty.

Wow you're an Amazing teacher! No goofy music or quick stop action just great teaching! I asked a question in another video and this on answered it.. About an cross intersecting ridge.. I will lay ridge shingles about three feet of the cross and then start the ridge vent!! Thanks again! L.T Dan

@Lifes_Apprentice

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! I am glad you found it helpful

Excellent info and detail. It is great to see a pro do the job and workmanship as you do.

Amazing job. You are very professional with what you are doing, I can tell. Great video, no loud music that distracted the audience, or it will be annoying.

I grew up when High Schools still trained young men and women in a craft to keep our communities strong and working. I am glad to see young men like yourself still willing to share what they have learned. I myself was a Steamfitter for 45 years and taught my trades to over 35 men and women over the years, with hundreds of others who may have benefited from working on the teams I lead, so when I say your instruction on your trades are some of the best I've seen, I know from my own experience making the basics clear to understand the why will lead to being an expert when it comes to the more complicated. Thank you for the videos keep up the good work.

@salazam

3 күн бұрын

ok boomer

Excellent roof vent and ridge cap video

Ty so much for this tutorial, I have to re shingle my ridge this weekend here in Maine and the weather is going to be in the 70’s!, my ridge vent is exactly like the one in the beginning of this video that you removed. I’ve never shingled a roof let alone a ridge cap so I am grateful to have found this . Thank you for the detailed video!

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! enjoy the weather! we are in wisconsin and they are saying we will set a record for high temperature today! 75 degrees in november. crazy!

@ALVintageOutboards

Жыл бұрын

Use the Ventsure if you can! Also, if you can't find the Ventsure there is another brand called Quarrix Trimline and it is EXACTLY like the Ventsure

Such a great informative video. Thank you.

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great info.

Great Video, thanks.

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thanks for vid man! 👊🏻

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Gun pressure on caps is on point. Very often overlooked. I also either replace the top course of shingles on each side or at least caulk them before I lay the new vent down. Good job though. Check into the new dewalt battery roofing gun. Has been a godsend to me

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@thecrittergitter7576

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of a battery operated nail gun as well...less work pulling hose and having to manage it.

@ALVintageOutboards

Жыл бұрын

I was skeptical on the cordless roofing nailers at first, thinking they may be slow or the batteries wouldn't last but I'm a believer now! I just use 4ah or bigger and keep a constant supply on the chargers at all times! I have gone completely cordless on my roofs now

great video and tip!!!the only thing i would recommend is caulking the top row of shingles that have the former nail holes on them now bc of wind driven rain. my old man taught me that as in use to do it the same way as you.

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

That is a great point! I know that the ridge vent covered the nail holes but not by much on some of those. Thanks for watching!

@lusoroofing5221

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice it was a pleasure watching, ill stay tuned for more videos :)

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

@@lusoroofing5221 Thanks!

I’m a big fan of the cobra vent material over the plastic selections that they used . Getting that line snapped straight is so key from having a wavy shingle line .

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

If you snap a straight line the ridge will be straight!

@hhprogressiveconstruction1140

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice Years ago I was running cap shingles on hips on a role of townhouse 🏡 . Boss pulled up from the entrance and was like wtf yelling like crazy . I didn’t snap a line I just started nailing 😂😂😂

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

@@hhprogressiveconstruction1140 I dont snap a line if its only like 10 ft or less but over 10 feet you can get crooked in a hurry!

@hhprogressiveconstruction1140

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice They we’re like 40’ plus hips lol learned a lesson that day . Did all the work over agin .

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

@@hhprogressiveconstruction1140 I think every person working in construction has learned a lesson like that. Those are the mistakes that teach you to be a great contractor

Well Justin if you keep putting out roofing videos I will learn how to root.

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

One video at a time and you will have all the steps!

@danahasson2892

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice the reality of it is I would hire a guy that knows what he is doing or sub out to crew's and just make money off it

As Good Stuff 👍👍👍

That vent stack is super low right at the rubber boot edge . Surprised they haven’t had an issue before . The old barn cutting three tab design I cut many of bundles on top of bundles growing up .

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 жыл бұрын

I see the vent stacks low like that on alot of houses around here. Not sure why that is but many only stick above roof 6-12 inches or less

So you reduced the NFA of the exhaust by about 33%. How did you compensate for that?

Some have said that type of ridge is not good It will crush under weight of snow. The one you took off is the recommend but what do i know.

did you overhang the starter off the ridge vent?

Do you use a GoPro? Also, Ventsure is the best! I've been using it too for as long as I can remember! So long in fact, I used to get it for $35 bucks a roll! Great video 📹 👍

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

I remember paying the same! probably 15 years ago. I use a go pro 9 black

Great video. a lot of good advice. Why did you have to replace the ridge vent system vs fixing the install? Small savings & a lot of extra work? Was the old stiffer plank style defective or damaged in some way? Does the newer Owens system do a better job of sealing against architectural / presidential style, where there are many big 1/8" high long sections that will allow wind driven rain in up and over on slopes less than 512? I have the system (6 years old) that you removed on presidential style shingles, and it leaks during storms. Should i fix it or replace it?

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

I prefer the owens corning ridge because it is 20 feet long and no seams like the old 4 foot sections. If the ridge shingles blow off the vent will not leak. I have fixed other vents like I replaced that snow and rain will blow under the ridge vent... In my opinion the 4ft sections can provide more venting per foot than the owens corning vent but I think the owens corning is better product all around

Whr doesn't the manifacturer recommand screws instead of nails to make sure the ridge vent stays attatched to the roof?

Forgot to ask... Do you recommend a 16 oz or a 20 oz roofing hammer for this job for (the weekend warrior homeowner)? (I have both so I think I'm going to start out with the 20, just saying some of my arm gets tired the 16 will feel so much lighter).

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

I use a 16oz hammer... I dont think it makes a big difference personally

@AdMan-The-LabRat

Жыл бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice Thanks and I totally agree with you... Meanwhile Three decades into the future... Instead of the included three inch Ringed Roofing Nails I used about 30 of DeckMate's 3" Star Drive (Zombie-Apocalypse-Green) Coated Screws & my heavy arsed Hilti Portable Hammer Drill gun (SF-180) to install the three 4' sections of ShingleVent II. Glad I did it was a lot easier to maintain product integrity by unscrewing versus pulling nails out of pitifully pounded plastic panels in order to keep them all aligned pretty and properly. See what happens when you make KZread videos and you have pride in your work.... it's contagious, as it should be. Thank you very much again.

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

@@AdMan-The-LabRat Your welcome!

Im doing a garage roof replacing plywood and shingles the garage has gable roof vents should i use rolled ridge vent or just cap the ridge with tabs

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

The vent will work without soffit vents and you can do it with vent or without in my opinion. The vent will work to some degree either way

@redsresearch

7 ай бұрын

​@@Lifes_Apprenticeif you use it without soffits vents wont air and water be pushed in instead of out?

Is it possible very strong winds and rains..can rain get under ridgevent if there is any gap between roof and ridgevent? We had strong winds hard rains looks like on my roof there was areas that it was not touching roof and I saw in attic just small drips

@Lifes_Apprentice

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I have seen it before. snow will blow inside in some cases too

@TC-tw5zk

Жыл бұрын

@Life's Apprentice Thanks for the reply, I was thinking that is what happened

Why do you not run the vent the whole length of roof? Would iit not look better?

@JohnKosmerl-de2qr

9 ай бұрын

Yes, aesthetically will look better to extend ridge vent material and be flush with the end. That’s how I have it on house and looks complete.

Does that ridge vent actually vent?

What part of the country are you at? Midwest?

@Lifes_Apprentice

20 күн бұрын

WI

@jonjohnson3865

20 күн бұрын

@@Lifes_Apprentice I could tell by your accent. My kin folks live there too. Grafton, St Francis, Wausau, etc... I'm from IL and left in 2005 for good. In CA doing roofing for the past 5 years after I sold my engineering and construction company. Keep up the good videos and work.

Ps forgot to mention there is no soffit vents

Ridge vent but no ventilation

Nail size?

@locacoyote

9 ай бұрын

Thickness of sheeting (usually 1/2) + thickness of shingles (maybe 3/16 on arch.) plus thickness of ridge vent + thickness of ridge shingle. You want to puncture the sheeting by 1/8 or more. It's silly to use two different size nails for attaching the ridge vent and then the ridge shingle. Add it up and use same nail.

No no no exposed nails is not right rust and it will portrue through in time...gotta get it right

@Lifes_Apprentice

5 ай бұрын

So how do you do it? there are so many people who say ts wrong and do not seem to have a solution...You just gonna caulk it I suppose?

This total crap of a ridge vent. Buddy…. It may be nice and easy but its total crap.

@Lifes_Apprentice

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for you brilliant comment with no context as to why it is crap...

ALWAYS run the ridge vent to the end of the ridge for a better look and more professional look. NEVER install a ridge vent WITHOUT baffles on both sides of ridge vent for proper attic ventilation out of BOTH sides of ridge vent. That ownes corning non baffled ridge vent is total garbage forcing air only out of one side not venting attic properly.. Shingle vent 2 from CertainTeed is a baffled ridge vent that works 100 times better than Owens corning non baffled vent.

@Lifes_Apprentice

3 ай бұрын

You are not supposed to run vent all the way to the end it says in the instructions... Owens corning is a masssive company and they put alot of money into developing a superior product to Certainteed in every single way. You can have your opinion though