If your porch is screened in you can run your ceiling up to the peak and install ridge vent on the top of the roof and you should be fine no need to insullate a screened in porch.
If enclosing a porch does roof need vented.
However this porch was enclosed with windows not just screens.
So incredibly hot which i expected.
Porch roof ventilation options.
Do i need to vent the roof of a screen porch.
The rafters are fabricated i beams.
Durable plastic and glass panels in your porch roof provide weather protection while also maximizing natural light.
Anyway the issue of venting is now in the project.
Soffit vents have much less risk of water entry.
He originally told me to use the vent available for a shed roof situation but the manufacturer says not for any thing less than a 3 pitch.
Knee vents that fit along the area where the roof joins the house can also provide good ventilation for porches according to the roofing contractor review website.
The design is not done yet but it will likely be around a 3 pitch that ties into the existing house roof that is about a 7 pitch.
If your porch has developed ceiling stains or problems shedding snow and ice in the winter try providing additional venting for the roof system.
Do i need insulation and or ventilation on top of the rain and ice barrier or can i get away without it.
The joint where the top of the porch roof meets the wall needs to be flashed well and most of the vent details for that look to me like they might leak water under some conditions of rain and wind.
On top of the roof i would like to put down a metal roof.
Proper roof ventilation is an important aspect of home construction.
It s got 15 6 tall south facing casements with 2 french doors on one side and a double french on the other end.
I already put down 3 4 osb and a rain ice barrier.
This will not be an enclosed porch however the roof and ceiling joists will create an enclosed structure.
I am not planning on enclosing the porch.
It is a 1 1 2 pitch shed roof.
I can t think of the benefit of venting a screen porch roof.
I ll be soon building my open air porch on my house soon ne ohio.
Do i need to ventilate.
People have strong and differing opinions on whether roof venting affects shingle life.
If you plan to include a ceiling fan in your porch make sure you take that into consideration when deciding on the height of your ceiling.
I ve finished enclosing a 35x12 porch.
Louvered vents provide good air flow for roof areas.
The roof attaches just above the eves of the house roof and the eves are open.
In my experience i would vent all my roofs with soffit vents and ridge vents using the foam rafter vents between the sheathing and insulation.
It will be a simple 3 12 pitch roof tying into the house front with ceiling joists with pine 1 4 tg beaded boards for ceiling.
If you have an enclosed porch ceiling have vents to clear the roof cavity of moisture.
Roof vents help make a home more energy efficient and allow humidity and hot air to escape the.
