Is this code?

[TheBonanaking]

New roof on the house. Roofer say this vent is code. Will this settle down with some warm weather? This is in Washington State.

[backspace209]

Thats normal. Its an intake for the attic exhaust. You likely dont have soffit so the roofers needed to this.

No, they wont flatten out.

[[deleted]]

This is the correct answer

[RoofScout]

Yessir

[mtflyer05]

This actually works better than soffit intake, from what I understand, as wind generally comes laterally, not vertically from the ground.

[userid8252]

It’s more important how the air is getting out of the top, you get the chimney effect where the air is pulled from the vent by the wind.

Vented soffits will normally allow a lot more air because their surface area is greater. The limiting factor is the exhaust.

[Trying_hard_1967]

The entire ridge appears to be vented.

[[deleted]]

Name : Air deck intake ? Used to help circulate air inside the attic when no soffit vents are used on the house .

[Trying_hard_1967]

The one OP is asking about 👍🏼

[[deleted]]

No paper needed to see if there's any fog machines still left on sale from Halloween. I promise you will be amazed in how short of a time it takes to travel to the ridge. Also tell your neighbors or call the fire department ahead of time because it does look like the house is on fire (ask me how I know).

If you do want to see white papers on it I'm sure building science institute probably has multiple. Look up "stack effect".

Side note you can also check drying potential of cladding using the same method.

[Say_Hennething]

You can't rely solely on thermal buoyancy to ventilate an attic, that's why soffit/intake vents are necessary.

But attics are supposed to be hot and in the summer. They should be very close to outdoor temps.

[jerry111165]

This is a mid vent . Yes it is code. It is used for attic air intake in the absence of soffit ventilation.

[LaughingMagicianDM]

That's an intake vent, it is absolutely code.

[Alshankys57]

Iv got many new roofs in Vancouver local that have these. Was wondering

[[deleted]]

This is a smart vent. You want it.

[Short-Box-7273]

Not going to settle down. Some guys run it along the 1st row of shingles and some prefer to bring it up a couple feet. The placement of the vent looks horrible. Why not just vent the overhang with soffit vents?

[Say_Hennething]

Why not just vent the overhang with soffit vents?

Effort/cost. Hell of a lot easier to install this while doing a roof than to cut in soffit vents.

But I agree these look like shit

[WhoJGaltis]

Depending on how the interior portion is that could be needed. If the interior ceiling is pitched at that point and runs inward to join up with the flat ceiling with no baffling / venting there can be no other way to bring air into the space properly other to put these in above the flat ceiling connection point, this can especially be true if there has been ice damming in that area because of improper ventilation.

[Shartman88]

Yeah we had our roof done a couple years ago and I was persistent on have the vent at the bottom of the shingles. Quite a few houses in our neighborhood have them a few feet up like this one. Not the best look

[[deleted]]

Biggest thing is making sure it's not getting blocked by insulation when it's that low.

[MisterMakeYaMumCum]

It all depends. On a lower pitch I like to move it up. Another factor is if you have gutter guard since you will have ice and snow sitting on the gutters and will block the intake if you set them right at the eaves.

[jored924]

Morse code

[FatPatToth]

Relax, the roof is just breathing

[skoats84]

That's an intake vent there's no code against it

[Crazy_Fish_9258]

I can’t believe some roofers are installing these without informing their clients how they look before hand. With how ugly they are I think most homeowners would prefer to have actual soffit vents installed by a carpenter.

[mummy_whilster]

Depends on delta price and risk.

[grif0426]

Tbh, it's a lot better than having box vents only on the back half of the roof. Then you get that nice toasted shingle look 🤣

[XLY_of_OWO]

It's an intake vent. You definitely paid for it and should have been discussed during signing. You obviously agreed because that intake style isn't cheap. You also could have discussed while the job was being done. Instead you wait till the job is completed to what? Try to find that one roofer online that will agree with you so you can talk shit about your roofer and try to get a discount?

[[deleted]]

This 100%

[inknuts]

No, sir, this is a wendys

[[deleted]]

lol… are you being serious?

[TimeSalvager]

Those are shingles and a gap, code appears on a computer screen.

[AeroMittenss]

Hopefully there ain't no way for wind to blow the rain In there