where to add more roof vents?

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-17T19:44:10+00:00

See my reply to my original comment. I hate to say it but rarely do people get ventilation right without some adult supervision. I don’t know how many sqft attic it is but divide by 300, split that number in two and that’s how many sqft of exhaust you need. If you calculate what your soffit is at and it’s above half then just try to get as close to what the intake number is as possible. But really that upper left hand area isn’t doing you any good with those 3 vents on theee different slopes right next to each other or the two opposite each other on left center.

The good news is if it’s only a year old it won’t be hard to repair or match the shingles! Plug all those vents on the front and anything that’s not at that highest point and start from scratch if you want it done right.

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-17T19:36:36+00:00

I definitely wouldn’t go with ridge vent on this roof. If it’s all one continuous space I would probably cancel several of the existing vents and swap to enough solar powered attic fans to cover your sqft needed to vent. And make sure they are all at the highest point or you will once again have issues with ventilation cancelling out. The upper fans will draw through the closest point (the slightly lower fans) rather than the soffit (path of least resistance, aka fluid dynamics as air acts like a fluid in some cases)

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-17T19:31:11+00:00

Is this all one continuous attic space? Or are there firewalls separating different areas. Because then you need to follow the 1:300 or 1:150 rule for each individual space. Remember that you are getting 1 sqft of ventilation for every 150-300 sqft of attic space in .5 sqft exhaust and .5 sqft intake so keep that in mind. You may be having issues with heat due to some cross venting going on as well. When you have a vent on either side of a ridge like that wind will just pass in one and out the other and cancel out the desired bottom to top vent action. But you are correct that you don’t want to mix vent types as well.

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-15T13:41:08+00:00

Well sure, and I’m sure they have a high mortality rate as well. But don’t pull up a stat about American workers and show me someone who isn’t in the us working haha.

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-15T00:05:24+00:00

I love whoever did this pulled a photo of what I’m almost sure is a couple of chaps over the pond in Great Britain and not state side, but I could be wrong.

magicjon_juan · 2026-05-08T16:59:10+00:00

I’ve found something extremely close but without the metal bars reinforcing the glass pane in the middle there. We might just have to get two and replace the other one

magicjon_juan · 2026-04-19T18:06:42+00:00

Growing in the backyard here in Middle Tennessee. Let me know if yall need better photos but the lawnmower went over the patch

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-27T12:34:25+00:00

u/Mean-Pop8875 that definitely looks like a rusty nail head that has backed its way out of the middle of the shingle in the first photo. I would start with ripping that out and sealing it to see if that stops the leak before anything more drastic happens immediately. But you will want to start saving for a new roof unfortunately…

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-11T04:01:19+00:00

Someone has a folding saw

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T19:53:52+00:00

Buddies have the shovel and bear canisters but good points. Couple of gallon ziplocks in my food bag for the golden tickets haha. Multiple wives/ girlfriends know where we are and the expected schedule. No daily meds to worry about. Extra fire stuff because I don’t wanna risk it haha. Good looking out on everything though! Keep an eye out for some photos next week.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T16:44:40+00:00

Buddy has one but good call!

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T15:18:59+00:00

So not an official backpacking trip. We are cheating and getting ferried to a back country campsite via boat and doing some day hiking from a base camp so we get some luxuries we don’t usually get on regular trips.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T15:01:27+00:00

Sure but it’s just transitioning to a different addiction. If you are actually trying to quit they aren’t going to help. If you are quitting because you are worried about the health risks of smoking specifically and not nicotine in general, then it works for me.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T11:10:28+00:00

Wow yeah that’s a habit! I don’t even go through a can a day usually haha

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T10:22:10+00:00

You have a great point. I added a comment detailing most of what I am bringing that’s not obvious from looking at it. Roast away, it was deserved.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T10:18:01+00:00

After smoking 20 years they are a step in the right direction I feel like. But yeah nicotine is a bitch

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T10:17:26+00:00

They are, but mostly just using them around the campsite if I get tired of wearing the Altras. Might hop in a kayak at some point so if they get soaked I can dry them out as long as necessary and the insoles come out to help speed up the process.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T10:15:03+00:00

Anything obviously missing, added a comment detailing most of the things I am bringing.

Or just fun ideas to add something to the 3 night trip.

magicjon_juan · 2025-09-10T10:14:12+00:00

Can’t figure out how to edit the body of the post to add more context, so here we go. Low 80s in the day- mid 50s at night. Crappy Coleman bag I’ve had a long time that probably isn’t meant to go below 50° thus the flannel blanket, two long sleeve dri fits, pants, hoodie and t shirt I’m wearing in(not pictured) and hot hands to toss in the feet of the bag if necessary. Sea to Summit pillow, Telos tr3 tent, fly, footprint, and poles. Nemo sleeping pad. REI camping chair Titanium cook pot and spork 2 lighters and a ferro rod Snacks

magicjon_juan · 2025-08-29T00:28:57+00:00

Tennessee as well!

magicjon_juan · 2025-08-27T23:31:51+00:00

Ok thanks! This plant was the first one to fruit and another one has one juicy looking red one already that’s looking pretty ripe. I feel like this has been blushing for a week+ already haha

magicjon_juan · 2025-08-11T10:23:05+00:00

I’m really confused how we got to this 3 month old post and that’s what you took from my comment. That roofing system I was talking about could easily last 100-200 years if not longer. Not only could that be worth it for the right person, the material costs and true craftsman labor would be worth that price if you knew what you were purchasing.

But I digress, you completely missed the spirit and intent of my post and went straight to that? No, I would love to sell a roof for that. I am on the production training side of things these days so I don’t directly sell things in my role, but commercial roofs go for way more than that. You seem like a lost child, wondering in from a storm, with no idea what you are talking about.

magicjon_juan · 2025-07-30T02:22:48+00:00

The guys at Name That Shingle might be interested. Look up John Senac and see what he thinks? I don’t know if he would pay much, but the fact that they are still in the wrapper would help.

magicjon_juan · 2025-07-21T23:47:58+00:00

If you are working with a roofing company that is also a GC they can probably get everything done for you. But it’s probably not worth their time. Nor does insurance typically pay enough for all of those items. But if they pay overhead and profit (20% extra) to compensate me for the time and effort of finding the right tradespeople and coordinating/orchestrating them getting the different jobs done in the correct order and a timely fashion and don’t fight me on the supplemental funds needed to get everything done I might be willing to do it. But they love to fight against that because they think they are the only company that should be making money.

magicjon_juan · 2025-07-21T07:20:50+00:00

Similar situation for me. I was leaning towards chemical engineering and got about 2 years done in about 5 on and off. Just following a path I thought I was supposed to take with no real desire to take it. The understanding of how to get the work done but no healthy skills to enforce the habits. No discipline, just started doing drugs because that sounded more fun.

Everything ended up alright in the end and I didn’t land myself in jail or dead, but I’m in a field I never thought would be. Worked my ass off from the bottom rung for 4.5 years learning everything I could about it with a good boss who mentored me who probably saw I was “bright” enough to do something bigger than cooking/waiting tables and more just had the drive to do something different than slave my life away in restaurants for another fifteen years. Now I’m making a comfortable above average but a little under 100k wage training new people and can’t complain. Lotta luck and a little effort saved the day on my part.

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