TILE ROOF RIDGE VENT
A tile roof ridge vent and the method of its use and construction are disclosed. The ridge vent may include an elongated vent body including a flange extending from a side of the body and configured to engage a roof deck, and one or more vent openings defined in the vent body. The ridge vent may further include a first barrier to intrusion of a first element to the vent openings and a second barrier to intrusion of a second element to the vent openings. The ridge vent may further include a perforated closure and an end cap pitch gauge. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
1 . A ventilation system for a tile roof, the system comprising:
an elongated vent body comprising:
a flange extending from each side of the vent body and configured to engage a roof deck, and
one or more vent openings defined in the vent body;
a first barrier to intrusion of a first element to the vent openings; and
a second barrier to intrusion of a second element to the vent openings.
2 . The ventilation system of claim 1 further comprising a perforated closure.
3 . The ventilation system of claim 2 , wherein the perforated closure comprises perforated or expanded metal.
4 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , further comprising an end cap pitch gauge.
5 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated vent body is a single piece construction.
6 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated vent body comprises 26-gauge steel.
7 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the first barrier is an ember stop panel comprising a wire mesh.
8 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the second barrier is a perforated deflector panel comprising perforated or expanded metal.
9 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the first element comprises at least one of fire embers, rain, wind, snow or insects.
10 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the second element comprises at least one of rain, wind, snow or insects.
11 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the system is at least partially concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile.
12 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the system is completely concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile.
13 . A ridge vent for a tile roof, the ridge vent comprising:
a vent body comprising:
a flange extending from a side of the vent body to engage a roof deck, and one or more vent openings defined in the vent body;
a first panel coupled to the vent body to limit a first intrusion of a first element to the vent openings; and
a second panel coupled to the vent body to limit a second intrusion of a second element to the vent openings.
14 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , wherein the second panel is coupled to the first panel and to the flange.
15 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , further comprising a third panel coupled to the vent body to conceal an opening between a ridge cap tile and a field of roof tiles.
16 . The ridge vent of claim 15 , wherein the third panel comprises a perforated closure coupled to one of the first panel or the second panel.
17 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , wherein the first panel comprises a wire mesh configured to limit intrusion of fire embers to the vent openings.
18 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , further comprising an end cap pitch gauge to identify a roof angle of the roof deck.
19 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first element or the second element comprises at least one of fire embers, rain, wind, snow or insects.
20 . The ridge vent of claim 13 , wherein the ridge vent is at least partially concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile.