Add 1 4 inch to each dimension.
How to install gable vent in aluminum siding.
Using either the template that comes with the vents or the vent itself mark the size of the vent on the inside of the attic.
Prime and paint a durable metal vent any color.
Place your gable vent flange against your wall in your newly cut hole and use a marker or pencil and outline the flange on your wall siding.
Installing a gable vent step by step.
Remove enough of the fascia lip to cover returns then nail them in place and cut the ends off flush with eave ends.
I had gable vents but we removed the old vents and covered the holes with the new siding.
2 measure the distance between the two studs in the attic between which you.
Now we would like to install new gable vents.
Buy two gable vents with flanges for easy installation.
Either bend or clip the bottom tip flush with the bottom of the soffit.
The nail fin is 1 beyond the vent frame dimension and is installed.
And sometimes wood and fiber cement siding applications.
It never hurts to measure twice.
Used primarily to receive vinyl steel or aluminum siding or sometimes with fiber cement or lp smartside siding.
Install the lowest fascia on the gable end first.
Step 2 cut holes.
How to install gable vents.
Step 3 install.
Step 1 prepare.
I have t1 11 siding.
Gable vent installation tips and how to install with the different mounting options.
Measure the height and width of the interior frame of a gable vent with a tape measure.
Cut out and remove the siding where your vent flange will sit.
Put one vent in each peak of the house for best ventilation results.
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