Residential metal roof panels are 36 inches wide by the length of the roof, ridge to eave line. The panels interlock, with the last corrugation overlapping the first corrugation on the next panel.

But the main roof peak, running the length of the house, doesn’t have ridge vents. Instead, gable vents are at each end of the house. The intakes are soffit vents.

In some of your articles on ice dams/roofs, you mention ridge vents. ... Best type of roof vents for Michigan homes? Published: Sep. 05, 2007, 12:41 a.m. By . Zolton Cohen | The Grand Rapids Press; Q.

Some companies also offered to install another vent type about a foot from the edge of the roof for houses which don’t have vents or proper ventilation under the eaves. My concern is that our ...

Q. I am seeking advice on replacing a roof on a summer camp, a typical asphalt-shingle one with no ventilation. This is not a heated building, and the soffits are not tight; I can see light at the ...

When having a roof replaced, make sure the roofing contractor understands the problems associated with mixing types of vents and either removes or seals unwanted vents if a ridge vent is to be ...