I have roof vents installed on my house roof. When it rains sideways (it does that here) rain water goes in the vent and leaks from my ceiling. This part of the roof is over a room that used to be a covered porch. There is no access to this area, other than through the roof! It doesn’t happen often but I’d really like to stop it from happening at all. Do they make some sort of flap or cover for roof vents? Any other suggestions?
You may have to get a reputable roofing company check that out and maybe change the vents to a different design.
We have blizzards here and the rare time we find little bitty drifts in the attics, if the snow was blowing around and upwards and thru the regular vents.
Everyone had this problem those times, not much you can do for that, but it was rare.
Everyone had their vents checked and they were the best vents available.
That bit of snow, a few handsful, was not enough to cause any problems.
If you have water leaks, then I would start with a roofing company, see what they tell you.
I’d check with a roofing company. We have rain that blows sideways on occasion too. Can you install some sort of wind block near the vent on the prevailing wind side of it? I have a room I enclosed that was a covered porch too. It has no attic or vent. Do you need a vent in that room? I keep the windows open unless it’s blowing sideways.
per FEMA
Most roofing manufacturers now make ridge vents that have passed wind-driven water tests. They are identified as having passed Florida Building Code’s Product Approvals or Testing Application Standard (TAS) 100(A). Typically, they include a baffle in front of the vent tubes that provide the passageway for hot attic gasses to escape. This baffle is intended to trip any flow of wind and water blowing up the surface of the roof and deflect it over the top of the roof ridge.
Remedial Measures Replace nails with gasketed stainless steel wood screws that are slightly larger than the existing nails and, if possible, try to add fasteners at locations where they will be embedded in the roof structure below and not just into the roof sheathing. Close spacing of fasteners is recommended (e.g., in the range of 3 to 6 on center, commensurate with the design wind loads). If the ridge vents are damaged or are one of the older types that are not resistant to water intrusion, they should be replaced with vents that have passed the wind-driven water intrusion tests.
from pages 4 and 5 of
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1644-20490-5008/757_apd_6_roofvents.pdf
Depending on the size of the vent holes. You should be able to seal with a rubber spray. Like Flex seal, Leak Stopper or something of like. Tape the shingles to protect from over spray. Might take a couple of application but should do the job.
There is also someone called a strip closure that should go under the ridge vent. This is what my roofer told me I was missing when I purchased the house. Supposedly this keeps our the rain and small critters. We just had ours installed, so I hope he’s right.
Thank you for all the replies. Once all the snow melts off the roof and I can actually SEE the vent again, I’ll take a look at it.
I think it is called Duck Tape
1 Like
I really don’t know [USER][/USER]Take care!
