Oren wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:44:35 -0500, The dude
wrote:

Oren wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:21:15 -0500, The dude
wrote:

I had an inspection completed on a house I am planning on buying
2001 new roof was done - not 100% correct
There is slight mold forming near the ends of the house.

The problems
The ridge vent has black paper covering 75%
(I need to climb up and cut this out I guess)
The bathroom vent goes direct into the attic


The roof has the ridge vent and sofit vents.
Should I add gable vents on the edges of the house?

Since the bathroom is large with a tub and shower and will be the most
used, I want to add a higher end remote fan type installation vented
through the roof. How hard is it to poke through the roof and make sure
the shingles and sealing are ok? Is this a DIY job?
HAVE the seller fix all this mess, before you close. Make it
contingent on the sell/buy. You could ask for money off the sale
price. I would prefer they fix the issues, BEFORE I bought.

?? that has nothing to do with my question....
I am not asking how to negotiate on a house. I already did that.

Oh! I read " planning on buying "

1) cut the paper out and away from the vent(s).

2) some suggest a Panasonic bath fan (quality). Fix the fan venting
into the attic and I guess some of the ice dams stop/reduce? Do not
vent into the attic.

3) I would not add another vent until 1 & 2 above are addressed. How
many vents in the attic already?

The entire top ridge is a vent
The sofits are new and are vented all around the house.

The inspectors said the same thing, cut the paper back and it will
probably be fine. And vent the bathroom fan out the roof

I dunno how much work it will take the vent the fan.
I need to cut a hole in the roof, but not sure how it is supposed to be
re-sealed.