Roof Vents That Keep Snow Out

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Roof vents that keep snow out.

Fire protection vents and filters prevent fire embers wind driven rain dust debris and nesting animals and rodents from entering your home through the attic vent. The vents that we use are cobra snow country advanced made by gaf never had a problem with them. Insects and animals as well cannot get past the design of this roof vent. Roofers often complain that roof vents battered by storms can fail allowing blowing snow and rain to penetrate the attic.

And it s a good quality ridge vent but it has the added addition of a filter material that is in the baffle part of it in the porous part of it so that that stops the snow from doing exactly what it s doing in your case which is blowing in. Deflectors are available in many sizes configurations and colors to match your existing vent cover. The original cobra ridge vent is just a roll of the filter type material available in 25 and 50 rolls. Place a deflector over the opening of the vent to keep rain from blowing through the opening.

You could easily buy a few rolls to fit some to your existing vents. Invented by a roofer to defeat the harsh canadian winters this csa approved static box vent has been independently tested to block 99 99 of snow and rain even in severe storm conditions. So there s a type of vent that s called a filter vent. By replacing your existing vents with an embers out vent your home will have an added layer of protection from the elements.