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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:15:14 -0500, The dude
wrote:

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.

Pick your poison, some fans vent through the wall.

"The dude" wrote in message
. ..
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?

I can't see the other stuff to understand the exact problem. For example,
how will you remove the felt paper without removing the cap and vent. Did
the morons even cut back the sheathing under the paper?

Installing a new roof vent is simple if you follow the directions. The
flashing for the vent tucks under the shingles to the side and top providing
a very good seal on most roofs. A portion of the shingle under the flashing
may or may not need to be removed depending on the size of the vent.

In a retro install you may need to silicone the nail heads on the lower
portion of the flashing if you can not raise the shingle tabs high enough to
nail under them which is the way it is done in a fresh install.

Colbyt

On Sep 7, 5:15�pm, The dude wrote:
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.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

much better to vent thru the wall, the fewer roof penetrations the
better

Colbyt wrote:
"The dude" wrote in message
. ..
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?

I can't see the other stuff to understand the exact problem. For example,
how will you remove the felt paper without removing the cap and vent. Did
the morons even cut back the sheathing under the paper?

Installing a new roof vent is simple if you follow the directions. The
flashing for the vent tucks under the shingles to the side and top providing
a very good seal on most roofs. A portion of the shingle under the flashing
may or may not need to be removed depending on the size of the vent.

In a retro install you may need to silicone the nail heads on the lower
portion of the flashing if you can not raise the shingle tabs high enough to
nail under them which is the way it is done in a fresh install.

Colbyt


The sheathing was cut correct.
It was just when the black paper was rolled that it was not cut away

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?

You should not use gable vents along with Ridge and soffit vents. If
you do, it can interfere with the desired air flow from soffit to
ridge.

Fantech inline fans are really nice and very quiet. If you can vent
through a side wall without running the vent line too far that's
usually preferable to going through the roof, But it's no big deal
to go through the roof. There are several styles of vent flashings
for this. See here for an example.

http://www.fantech.net/accessories4.htm

The vent will require cutting back the shingles a little and has to
sip up under the shingles above it.

HTH,

Paul F.

Paul Franklin 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?

You should not use gable vents along with Ridge and soffit vents. If
you do, it can interfere with the desired air flow from soffit to
ridge.

Fantech inline fans are really nice and very quiet. If you can vent
through a side wall without running the vent line too far that's
usually preferable to going through the roof, But it's no big deal
to go through the roof. There are several styles of vent flashings
for this. See here for an example.

http://www.fantech.net/accessories4.htm

The vent will require cutting back the shingles a little and has to
sip up under the shingles above it.

HTH,

Paul F.

I am not sure how I would vent through the wall, unless the fan was
mounted on the wall.

If I mount it in the ceiling, that is the attic.

The dude wrote:

I am not sure how I would vent through the wall, unless the fan was
mounted on the wall.

If I mount it in the ceiling, that is the attic.

Put a 90° elbow on the pipe and vent the stuff through the soffitt.

How can you vent through a sofit if the roof is sucking in on the sofit?

It will just suck back into the roof

HeyBub wrote:
The dude wrote:
I am not sure how I would vent through the wall, unless the fan was
mounted on the wall.

If I mount it in the ceiling, that is the attic.

Put a 90° elbow on the pipe and vent the stuff through the soffitt.

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?

Adding gable vents would be counter-productive. The soffit vents and
ridge vent work as a system. Adding gable vents will "break" the
system and it will not work as well.

"The dude" wrote in message
. ..

The sheathing was cut correct.
It was just when the black paper was rolled that it was not cut away


In that case if you can reach it from the attic the fix is quite simple. A
utility knife is all you need.


Colbyt

The dude wrote:
How can you vent through a sofit if the roof is sucking in on the
sofit?
It will just suck back into the roof


No it won't. It will be diluted by the outside air. If that still bothers
you, block off the soffit vents in the vicity of the exhaust pipe.

The dude wrote in
:

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)

That should be all it takes. Utility knife.

The bathroom vent goes direct into the attic


Bad. Shortens roof life. Contributes to mold formation.


The roof has the ridge vent and sofit vents.

This is good.

Should I add gable vents on the edges of the house?

No. Soffit to ridge vent circulation path would be interupted by gable
vents. Less intake from soffits. installing gable vent will actually
create a path from the gable right to the ridge.

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?

Yes, if you do it right. Proper shingle lapping with vent hood, roofing
cement/polyurethane. Any exposed nailheads should be covered with
polyurethane vs roofing cement. Roofing cement deterioates quickly when
exposed to sunlight. Through the roof is usually good in that it is the
shortest run with no bends. Bad in that potential is there for leaks.
Probably no more so than vent stacks though.

Out a gable end often requires a longer run with bend(s) but quite
acceptable. Piping must be properly sloped to avoid puddling. Note:
Local codes determing maximum run. All bends subtract from that max.

On Sep 7, 1:21*pm, 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?

Answers to your questions......

Should I add gable vents on the edges of the house? (I assume you
meant "ends") ....... No unless you really insist.

How hard is it to poke through the roof and make sure the shingles and
sealing are ok? Not hard.

Is this a DIY job? For me, yes. Hard to tell about you......(from
your writing you seem pretty green on house repair issues & DIY house
fixes)

I'd venture a "No" wrt to you DIY'ing the "poke through the roof"
successfully.