How To Install a Vent in Shingles

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[@HouseImprovements]

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[@drmachinewerke1]

If you nail a receiver to the first shingle-cut. It will have a lip that will capture the bottom of the vent. No nails through bottom of vent once done. I use three 4” pieces of Aluminum or copper for my receiver. I nail it to roof at marked location for a 1/4 lap ( bend over ) at bottom of vent , Mark location of vent nail receiver first hanging down past your marked location. seal with putty, install vent as you have. Only difference is I do not nail vent at the bottom. I fold over 3 tabs on my receiver. Basically flat strip that hangs past vent and fold over to capture vent bottom Hope that explains to a novice. I only have one roof left to finish ( mine ) and my 40 year roofing career is done. Mainly commercial jobs. Enjoyed your video.

[@A-RonHubbard]

Congratulations on your retirement. Is there a picture of your concept anywhere?

[@jamesnagy8479]

After watching your simple instructions, I think I'm going to replace my old roof vents myself, thank you

[@dhh488]

Thanks for the video. I bought my house three years ago from an elderly man that was in a nursing home. I see my roof vents where done incorrectly and I will get water in my kitchen every so often. This video will help me fix those. Thanks again from the U.S.

[@tajahmed7899]

Thanks Shanon from a grateful Gringo. You Canadians are our perfect neighbors, so meticulous, so experienced, so confident in world class infrastructure ventures. I see your homes when I visit every part of your country and am filled with envy and admiration. Every part of your residential and commercial zones sticks out as so modern and classy compared to US, Europe, Australia, Japan. Non like some of our run down dilapidated, boarded up , 3rd world areas. .

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[@pauljohnson2058]

Great video! I’m a home inspector and you made it so easy to understand venting (1sf = 300sf) approx. and I know what to look for as far as how install should look. I’m a new subscriber and can’t wait to learn more from you. Thanks 🙏

[@screaminpotato]

Perfect timing for this video! I need to put a couple roof vents on a shed I just had built. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a proper video for roof vent installations! Thanks again.

[@HouseImprovements]

Thank you, now you can complete your DIY project.

[@wbgames7406]

Dude I loved how you used a square and a little piece of plywood to cut on it makes nice looking work it’s how our younger guys need to do it until they get better at making straighter freehanded cuts without also cutting through the finished roof ;)

[@allandesouza4712]

This video is just super. Very well explained. I shingled my own roof and now doing other friends and family's roofs. Thanks Shannon. Your are a great mentor.

[@HouseImprovements]

Thanks, good luck with your projects

[@RT-rh1ws]

Thank you Shannon for showing me how to install a roof vent properly. Now, I'm not so intimidated.

[@rodrickwimberly3245]

Thanks so much for posting. I will tackle this since I am at home during COVID-19.

[@danandlizkaplan1084]

Very clearly explained. Thanks for your help (and confidence) to do this for the first time.

[@biblewaybaptistauburnma7140]

I am about to do my own roof for the first time. Thanks for these videos very helpful.

[@RC-Flight]

Perfect video! I’m just about ready to install my vents.

[@AntonioGarcia-qz9ip]

Just did one my self,thanks so much for you explanation 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏

[@francktshiasuma8682]

Guys you have just bow my mind ..looking forward to be in apprenticeship program

[@larryhill5945]

Thanks a lot. I have some leaking vents so now I have an idea of how to replace them!

[@krisb8781]

I love your videos. Very professional and on topic! You, sir have got yourself a long term subscriber.

[@HouseImprovements]

Awesome. We've got more videos scheduled so stay tuned!

[@lillietaggart5794]

Thank you! Will definitely return to your site for more instruction.

[@davidabarber819]

Excellent video helps a lot doing my roof at the moment .

[@davidnunes299]

To stop the *glue flow* just press the *locker* back the pistol. *Thanks for our amazing videos and services!*

[@HouseImprovements]

yes I realize that but you usually still get a little flow after wards. thanks for watching

[@davidnunes299]

HouseImprovements You can stop the flow pressing the metal locker. The locker that free the hook back on the pistol/pumper. Pressing the locker we can stop the flow and I use a nail or a screw to lock the tip. Thank you for the video. I'm looking for videos to teach me to frame roofs, calc the rafters cutting... I would thank you so much for your help.

[@peterphan3995]

I don't know why people gave him thumb down as a homeowner I find his videos are very helpful.

[@Faruk651]

Because he is doing it wrong. He is doing the worst mistake in asphalt shingling which having nails where two shingles butt together.

[@JoeCity001]

just installed a new roof and roof vent on my 16' shed... i forgot to put a bead of caulk around the attic vent... guess ill have to try to add it tomorrow.... thanks for all of the videos

[@Bigstrat2]

these shingling videos have been a great help.. thank you for making them !! i just dont know how you can work without kneepads tho lol... guess youre still young !!

[@markmanning007]

Thanks a lot, I wish that my roofer did it that way. I’m patching up the leaks myself because I want it done right!

[@robertsmeagles1030]

Nice work. I feel like I could go out and do this without too much problem. I just need to decide about the bottom of the vent for my area as far as seal & nails with respect to rain and wind.

[@kenneely8180]

your video was so helpful. I was able to install the vent with ease.

[@abtsamroobe9633]

Great job . Thank you for sharing this wonderful video with us

[@kylebrett4673]

Those black jack tar tubes just never stop pouring out! Hahah, you know exactly what im talking about cause you kept the tube under shingles when not in use.

[@realrobertjohnson]

I cracked open my very first ever tube of this stuff today as I replaced my very first every three-tab shingle. I underestimated how much was going to come out... and I didn't have gloves on... and I didn't have a cloth or paper towel... and my spouse didn't appreciate my disturbing her hammock nap as I yelled at her in a panic to climb the ladder with paper towel to throw up the roof to me.

[@dan-k3744]

Thank you for a very informative. Vifdeo

[@counseloridealist]

Excellent description and clear presentation. Thanks

[@bartman59laj55]

Nice and clearly explained, good video

[@schulerruler]

Great video. Informative and very helpful. Thanks and keep it up!

[@Daniel-mm6uv]

Great job i need to install a vent in shingles I appreciate your video and you can not please every one there is always at least one Jackass!!!! Out there always will be! Thanks for the video

[@bigstuff52]

Very nice Shannon...No wonder you got a quarter million people following ya......

[@jasonanderson8660]

Thank you for getting the wood plank out of the attic! A small thing, but shows pride of work.

[@HouseImprovements]

You bet!

[@aquawork5617]

As usual your video is excellent. I appreciate the advice.

[@efman2k3]

Excellent work. Thanks for posting!

[@HouseImprovements]

Thank you

[@vondaddy8009]

Very informative vids! Keep up the great work!

[@HouseImprovements]

thanks

[@johnnewell1735]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@pksubramanian7366]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@BrainToMush]

Great video as usual!

[@Mackltd]

Great video. Thanks for the help.

[@glenngerichten3867]

Excellent video

[@superdeleon]

Your a badass, I wish you were down here in Houston lol. Id hire you for everything. Very knowledgeable

[@carold.7907]

Life saver! Thank you.

[@kstuart3924]

Awesome! Thanks Shannon. I have to install a bathroom vent in my roof so I expect it it a very similar process.

[@HouseImprovements]

basically the same but the vent is specific for bath fan.

[@josephnorcalusa1710]

Helpfull information, thank you !

[@templebrown5933]

Great job, man. Thanks so much!

[@hilltopper600]

another great video

[@bobparent8542]

Great video Shanon. Thank you

[@HouseImprovements]

you are welcome

[@jonmo111]

snowventco roof vents stops all snow and rain, it is a new invention

[@rustyrodgarage2686]

Thanks for sharing

[@manfredinymanccini1983]

Thanks!! I have to change my roof next month Sept-October? It doesnot have vents, I have to install it

[@hansg6336]

Make sure you don't cut into any rafters under the decking. You can drill 4 pilot holes at each of the corners of your needed opening from the underside of the decking and then saw from above. Sawing from the inside means having to cut holding the saw above you- not the safest or easiest position.

[@hackiehackerson]

most of us would just set our circular saw depth so cutting below the plywood would be an impossibility

[@ups3357]

Great video, thanks

[@cajun3197]

Very helpful thanks

This guy cracks me up... most what he does should be labeled “ what not to do “

[@reynaldocabreros8462]

good job

[@Bansheekilr]

great video! thanks

[@mtsflorida]

Nice work. I have a leaking vent and wonder if it needs to be replaced and I would have to replace those shingles at that level and above or could just use better roof silicone adhesive or tar at the bottom lip where it is coming in by the vent hole. It is only one out of about 6 that is doing this. I would have thought it would have some better design with a dome. Just seeing it from the inside where the insulation in the attic was softned.

[@boutiquenaillounge6860]

Very skillful

[@anasmuzamil8811]

Thank you.

[@willardearl76]

great video, many thanks.

[@HouseImprovements]

You are welcome

[@baldemarsalazar9146]

You got a new subscriber ,i like your channel , 👍🏻

[@David-cy7qv]

Very nice video. Question I have is: If I was going to install ridge vents along the peak to help with the venting, would I still have to install these types of vents? Thank you

[@nobat6351]

Squirrels gnawed on my pvc roof vents to access the attic... I’m replacing it with metal - thanks how it’s done correctly!

[@SergioLopez-kb2ci]

Good job

[@phanomchanthavong1668]

I think I watched all your videos and it helped me do the entire basement myself. Now I just did my roof and added a ridge vent. I added a stove vent and it says no tar or cement. Do you know why they specify that cause all videos people installing a vent always put tar

[@carlosportilla7634]

Helpful thanks 👍

[@forevergrateful1]

Awesome video. Very detail.

[@HouseImprovements]

thanks

[@kennythompson5886]

Forever Grateful I

[@jasonbubley9427]

This guy is awesome

[@MattWeis]

Great vid! Really helped me out. Thank you!

[@cervezatorres5700]

So when you measure from the peak, is that to the center of the vents or the top? I re-sheated my roof and I'm ready for shingles, I'm installing 8 vents on a a 3/12 pitch roof.

[@Raised_by_God]

this is how it should be done. very well thought through....

[@MacLaw3084]

what kinda of fasteners did you put through the shingles with the gun? that sorta info would be very valuable to you audience. thanks for the video

[@kangmin816]

Great job. Keep it up.

[@HouseImprovements]

thank you

[@CKOGaming]

@@HouseImprovements hey i have a question and also have pics id like you to look at for me is there a email or fb messenger or anyway i can contact you i have a mobile home that has the vents just like what you showed and wanted to get and opinion if it was installed correctly thanks for any feedback its hard to trust a roofer around my location

[@orcrist484]

I sure wish I could drive nails like that!!

[@1961rf]

thanks your great help

[@HouseImprovements]

You're welcome, stay tuned for a few more shingle/roof videos coming up.

[@kenneely8180]

Thanks!

[@HouseImprovements]

Thank you for the donation! Merry Christmas

[@stumpynubs5387]

I wish when you post a video that you would name the parts used and where to get the part. Maybe you get bonus points from MFG.

[@billnipp2309]

What kind of roof is that? Looks like a peak? Or a steep drop off? ty

[@davebell3609]

can you please tell me where you purchased the roof vent from?

[@dtimm612]

Thanks for info! What type of cement did you use?

[@HouseImprovements]

its a roofing tar

[@amazighmaouche2705]

tks for this video

[@HouseImprovements]

You are welcome

[@bradgustafson2087]

GOOD MORNING SHANNON, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO,, DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO WHERE YOUR CUTTING IN A VENT IN AN EXISTING SHINGLE ROOF/?

[@HouseImprovements]

No, sorry

[@jerjac25]

Why did you run sealent on the bottom edge of the vent? If condensate builds up it has no where to go but pool and get back into the attic... Seems to me it would have made more sense to leave the bottom edge of the vent free to allow condensate to run out and away. Does this style of vent act differently then say a bathroom or cooking shroud vent?

[@CypressPhotoStudio]

Cool vid

[@HouseImprovements]

Thanks

[@m.carter9090]

thx

[@StefanMailey]

Im going to have to go into the attic to get that little piece of wood......LMAO! No you're not... LOL. Great video though. Cheers

[@thomaslaessig2363]

Thank you for the video, very informative. At 9:10 you put a shingle edge (left side) over a nail in the previous layer. Since the shingle edge does not keep water from the previous layer in the joint area wouldn't this be akin to putting in a shiner and thereby allowing water to pass over and seep through that nail hole below the shingle edge?

[@Faruk651]

yes yes yes, horrible. Do not follow this video.

[@craigslaunwhite579]

I have seen a few of your videos. I have this same project to install more vents in my house. I am wondering why the tar bead is not put on the vent all the way around on the bottom portion when you first lay it down.

[@HouseImprovements]

It is applied on the bottom area?

[@alvingreen7475]

real good

[@seandalton44]

Awesome video. Thank you for posting. Does it matter if these vents are covered in snow? My roofer installed these on garage and noticed that they’re mainly covered with snow in winter when we get big snow falls.

[@HouseImprovements]

That does happen and most people dont get up there to uncover them. In most cases its really not a problem in winter

[@patricio5516]

I have problems with the air vents in my house when it snows a lot of snow is located in Iowa which air vent can you recommend like the one used in the video how to install roof vent thank you

[@Adjecyca98]

I wish there was somebody I could call if I had roofing questions

[@MrTooTechnical]

Nice vid

[@HouseImprovements]

Thank you

[@jase5415]

VERY NICE WORK...VERY CLEAN........MY WORK WAS LEAK PROOF .....BUT THAT TAR GOT REALLY MESSY......LIVE AND LEARN I GEUSS

[@jepps77]

great video, in fact all your videos are really informative. I wonder if its possible for you to show how to install a vent from a microwave (above a stove) and route it through the roof and outside.

[@HouseImprovements]

We may do one sometime but its not going to be anytime soon sorry

[@jepps77]

+HouseImprovements that's ok, no rush.

[@jakeflo4215]

Is the nail sticking under the ceiling, I am trying to do this on my patio roof and I don’t what to do to avoid the nail being shown under the ceiling? Any suggestion?

[@Alex-rq9jj]

mmmmmm love that nail placement better double check them keyways bud