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EZ-Flow Roof Eave Vent system
Greetings,
I have a 60-year-old 1,000 SF brick-and-block raised ranch in northwestern Illinois. About 17 years ago the original drafty wood windows were replaced with good quality vinyl and caulked well. Shortly after that a tear-off roof replacement was done, and an attic fan and roof vents were added, for a total of 10 vents. There are no eaves/soffits on the house save for one small overhang at the front entry. The west elevation (front) is gabled with no vents, the other 3 are hip. The new shingles curled much earlier than anticipated on the house; the detached brick garage’s shingles, installed at the same time, are fine. Due to the lack of intake vents there is a definite ventilation/moisture issue, and a roofer has suggested a system called EZ-Flow Eave Vents, supposedly designed for houses like mine. The brochure for this system is linked below – does anyone have any comments on the efficacy of this system? http://mulroepc.com/ezflow.pdf As the gutters are aged and in mild disrepair my thought is to do a tear-off on the house and gutters, install this EZ-Flow system (run of 116’), a new roof and gutters at the same time. (The garage is fine but to color match I may add a second layer.) Additionally, there is a bathroom exhaust fan that is piped and hanging directly underneath a roof vent nearer the gutter than the roof ridge. Is it advisable to vent this differently as long as all this other work is being done? Ditto a kitchen ceiling exhaust fan. Should I scale back the number of roof vents if I install this EZ-Flow system, as don’t the intake and exhaust areas need to be balanced? I realize a good roofer should make recommendations about this but being a single mom, it helps to be educated in advance. Thanks for any comments. ~JMA |
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