Replace Vinyl Gable Vents

Without attic exhaust vents stale and hot air collects in the attic and is then churned around and channeled back into the house resulting in increased energy costs.

Replace vinyl gable vents.

Damage to a gable vent requires immediate attention to ensure uninterrupted heat transfer and to prevent an invasion of the house by wild animals and birds. Decorative gable vents faux or fully functional and are built to last a lifetime. Specializing in both new construction and replacement gable end vents in aluminum copper steel cedar and vinyl. Step 6 mount gable vent.

Rectangular white pvc weather filter gable louver vent model sqgv14h04h 26 76 26 76. X 14 in in. A balanced ventilation system 50 intake ventilation combined with 50 exhaust ventilation can also lower utility bills. Apply caulk on the mounting surface and install the vent.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. How to replace attic vents. Joe and i took to replacing our attic vents recently. Gable vents allow an attic to ventilate hot and cold air.

The vents in the gable ends create an air flow that ventilates the attic space ridding your home of this excess heat and making your home more energy efficient. Vinyl gable vents are perfect for attic ventilation which is an important requisite for a healthy home. Attic vents provide essential temperature regulation for the attic and the rest of the home but much like the rest of the home exterior the vents can become subject. The attic also collects moisture in wet and cold weather which can cause rot mold and mildew.

Here s a video showing joe hammering out the old south side vent. How to install gable vents in an attic. This should be done at the top of the opening. Whether you choose to employ flow through cooling with a gable vent.

Before mounting the vent install the metal cap flashing up under both the siding and the new paper. We have many years of experience and do the job right. View the master flow gable vents 39 95 39 95. When a vent gets broken or needs to be removed for attic repairs the job can be done within an hour or less.

Push it in and make sure the entire vents sits in comfortably use a plumb to make sure it is level. Ply gem 14 in. Free delivery with 45 order.