Evolution ridge vents

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Evolution ridge vents
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first
A Primer on Ventilation
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Why Ventilate?
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Because your required to.
1. Your required to in order to satisfy building
codes.
2. And your required to in order to satisfy
shingle warranties.
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Why use ridge vents?
1. Ridge vents are considered to be the most
effective form of attic ventilation when combined
with soffit vents,
2. Ridge vents are considered the most
aesthetically appealing roof vents.
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Why use Evolution ridge vents?
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Evolution
Evolution solves some problems and offers some
benefits that current ridge vent designs cannot.
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This is a fine example of a ridge vent
installation.
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• It is uniform, nailed well and runs the complete
  length of the ridge.

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• It will function properly and preserves the
  aesthetic value of an attractive roof.

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This quality installation is however the
exception.
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More installations look like this.
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This is a fairly typical installation.
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A closer view of a typical Installation.
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Many ridge vents are installed incorrectly.
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• Over nailed and not continuous. This is very
  common.

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This job was run to the edge on top and not on
the lower section. It is also nailed poorly.
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Over nailed and uneven.
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Sometime its contractor error. Sometimes the
product is very difficult to install evenly.
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Not Good.
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Ridge vent installation has gone on like this for
years.
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Evolution can solve this.
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1. Evolutionary design approach.
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We have developed a ridge vent that doesnt show
on the front of the home.
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This is the Evolution ridge vent as seen from the
front of the home.
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This is the same vent from the back of the house.
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Ridge vents protruding on both sides can create
aesthetic and installation problems.
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Aesthetic problems because of over nailing
causing the vents to wave.
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Aesthetic problems because, as we have seen, the
vents must be run the full length of the ridge or
they are highly visible.
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Installation problems creating aesthetic problems
because if the vents are not cut into the
junction point they are highly visible.
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In fact this roof shows many of the problems.

1. Its over nailed
2. Its not run the full length.
3. It isnt run to a junction point.
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The Evolution can solve or diminish all of these
problems.
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The Evolution vents from one side of the home.
The choice can be made for aesthetic reasons, the
vent will function the same.
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There is only a flange on the other side of the
vent. So all that is seen from that side of the
installation is the ridge cap. Like there was no
vent at all.
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This is how the ridge cap looks with the flange
underneath it.
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You cant over nail the flange.
In fact you dont nail the flange.
Unless you want to.
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Why does the product have a flange?
1. The flange is a safety feature.
In the event there is a cap failure the flange
will help protect the home.
2. The flange may cover the slot opening from a
prior ridge vent application.
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The vent side looks just like any standard
application.
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Having a flange on one side solves several
aesthetic problems.
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1. No over-nailing
2. If the product is not run the full length of
the ridge it is not as aesthetically detrimental
as typical ridge vents.
3. This also means that it doesnt always need to
be cut into a junction point because the vent
installation only impacts one side of the ridge.
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How would this home fare with Evolution?
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You could pick the side you wished the vent
exposed from.
You could pick for aesthetic reasons or
performance reasons.
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Perhaps these.
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The junction points would not be an issue.
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Better aesthetics.
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Evolution
Give the homeowner better aesthetics.
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Atlas Evolution
Contractor Benefits.
Lower labor costs.
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Only one slot to cut.
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Only one side to nail.
Only one side to nail.
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The ridge cap lines up with the vent opening on
one side of the vent.
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Then extends as far down on the other side as cap
width determines.