Roof Fan Installation Drawing

Choosing a ridge vent or an attic fan.

Roof fan installation drawing.

The installation of roof vents is a crucial part of roof design because it allows for proper attic ventilation which may help prevent condensation and early aging of your roofing materials. The easiest way to achieve this is by tapping into an existing circuit close to the fan s location. An attic fan is an active system that actually forces air out. For fan cowlings less than 4 feet in diameter 1 8 inch diameter stainless steel cables are recommended.

Roof vents attic fans more. The edge vent provides proper intake ventilation for homes with little or no overhang. To overcome blow off of the fan cowling this cowling was attached to the curb with cables. Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes.

Cowlings can tear roof membranes and break glazing. Exhaust fan installation details. Inline fans static model download. Roof mounted fans static model download.

Available in pdf and dwg formats for download or print. Installation of an attic fan requires that you provide power to the fan motor. Air vent s intake vent. Roofing shingles and materials plus factory certified roofers including ratings from real homeowners from north america s largest roofing manufacturer.

An important part of a healthy home and a complete roofing system is roof vents. Wall bottom title fan frame seccure fan motor mount blades blocking frame to wire guard motor mount building wall exhaust air duct duct collar connection neoprene pad concrete base roof slab flexible top of. Unlike ridge vents attic fans use electricity and need regular maintenance to keep working properly. Active ventilation click to view drawings for all of our products.

Cad drawings and revit content for building information modeling bim. Download all roof mounted fans. Drawing labels details and other text information extracted from the cad file. It s a roof top installed shingle over intake vent designed based on roofing contractor feedback from our ask the expert seminars.

Cowlings blew off two of the three fans shown in this photo.