Phisherman wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:48:38 -0400, Choreboy
wrote:

My roof covers 2,000 square feet with three louvered, screened gable
vents amounting to 9 square feet or 4.5 square feet of free area.

I'd like to add ridge vents. With a pitch of 6 in 12, I want to be able
to throw a rope across the ridge for safety if I work up there in the
future.

Will a rope crush a ridge vent? The metal ridge vents in my
neighborhood look bent.

I see three kinds for sale:

Air Vent Multi-Pitch Filter (aluminum)

Air Vent Shinge Vent II

Dow Corning Vent-Sure Rigid Roll

What's best?

Not sure. Mine are vinyl and have been doing a good job for almost 15
years. The installation is more important than the brand--you don't
want them to leak.

I've read that Shingle Vent II is the least likely to leak in various
weather conditions, such as blowing snow. I chose Vent-Sure Rigid Roll
because it has no external baffle for a rope to damage.