Calculating Ridge and Soffit Vent Size
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Calculating Ridge and Soffit Vent Size
This video describes calculating ridge vent and soffit vent size.
Guidelines
1/300 and 1/150 are the recommended guidelines. 1/150 is the most recommended. That means 1sq.ft of vent area per 150sq.ft of attic area.
Calculate Theoretical Area
LengthxWidth=Area of Attic
Attic Area / 150 = Vent area
Calculate Actual Vent Area
Ridge Length x Net Free Area of Ridge vent = Vented Area of Ridge
Vent area of the 2 soffits combined should equal the vented area of the ridge
Calculate Soffit Vent
Soffit vent size
Vented area / number of soffit vents = size of each soffit vent
Soffit vent number
Vented area / size of soffit vents = number of soffit vents