Turtle Vent Roof

The turtle vent works best if it is installed close to the roof ridge.

Turtle vent roof. As air comes in through the soffit vents the warmest air will rise up to the ridge. They are spaced evenly across your roof and installed close to the roof s ridges. Turtle vents are relatively inexpensive and easy to install. Their design includes a cap that gives them a turtle like appearance.

The vents will take the air passing through soffit vents and allow it to escape at the highest point of the roof. This is just pure physics. Roofers will cut the underlayment and install the vents which act passively and cover small sections of a roof. As air comes in through the eaves the warmest air will rise up to the ridge and out through the turtle vent.

The turtle vents installed work to remove the moisture in your home at times when humidity is high in the atlanta area. If your roof s ventilation isn t up to par adding turtle vents could solve the problem. Since the roof ridge is the highest point of your roof it allows for the optimal exhaust of air and moisture. Turtle vents turtle vents also known as louvers are box like vents that are installed as close to the ridge as possible.