Dear Jerry: My roof was replaced and ridge vents replaced box vents. Are ridge vents as effective as box vents? When snow covers the roof, both ridge and box vents are covered. Doesn’t this eliminate ...

You should probably have holes in your roof. A lot of them. They should let equal amounts of air into and out of your attic and prevent any water from coming in. And while pretty much every other hole ...

We are shopping for a new roof for our house and have sought bids from various roofing companies. We want to get it done this summer. Most of the estimators mention the option of a ridge vent ...

The flow of fresh air across roof shingles draws hot, moist attic air out through a ridge vent and pulls fresh air into the attic through soffit vents. This roof ventilation is important because it ...

Q: We are having a new roof installed, and they said they would put on a vent at the top of the roof. The vent would be the full length of the roof, and they said it was part of the price we are ...

We have been told that we need a new roof and I agree with those who have told us. Not all were in the business of selling us a new roof but friends and neighbors who have gone through similar ...

Q: It gets very hot in my attic. I don't think the two end vents are enough. What types of additional attic vents are effective and how much more should I add? A: A hot attic increases your ...

Question: I live where it gets darned hot in the summer. All the roofers I talk to swear about roof ridge vents being the greatest thing since sliced bread. Do they really work to keep an attic cooler ...

Q. You’ve stated that the best ventilation for an attic is a ridge vent and long, continuous soffit vents. What happens when the ridge vent is under 3 to 4 feet of snow? Should I keep the gable vents?

Q. I just had a new roof installed. I had them remove three roof vents because they installed a ridge vent. A neighbor told me I should block off the gable vents. What do you think? A. I have written ...