SmartVent installation at the eave.

The ideal choice for intake ventilation when under eave intake is not allowed by county and state regulations or when soffits do not exist. The eave application is the first pioneered and most popular application of SmartVent.

Our patented design has revolutionized the roofing industry with regards to attic ventilation.

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SmartVent End Caps are 10.5? square tapered ventilation pieces that seamlessly blend with Smartvent to give the roof a more aesthetic and clean finish to your intake ventilation project.

The patented ‘Universal’ SmartVent End Cap can be installed Right Side or Left Side, as you begin your SmartVent run or end the run. Designed with the contractor in mind, this easy to install end cap makes working with SmartVent simple and cost effective. Use it to end a SmartVent run near a dormer, valley, hip, chimney or skylight.

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Mid roof installation of SmartVent as intake

When a home has blocked soffits, exposed rafter tails or knee walls, SmartVent should be installed following our midroof instructions. All attics need intake ventilation with all ridge vents in order to work efficiently. Using the enlargeable images as a guide, you may follow the instructions below to guide you through the installation process. If you are new to SmartVent, we suggest you view the Eave/Soffit instructions first to learn the basic techniques of of installing our product.

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Click here to view SmartVent off wall shed application directions for exhaust ventilation

When re-roofing your shed roof, you should make sure you have the proper ventilation to maximize the life of the roof. The easiest way to accomplish this is by using SmartVent as an off-wall shed exhaust.

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SmartVent shed roof application for exhaust ventilation

Ventilation made easy by using SmartVent on your next shed roof project. When installing a new roof and siding, the standard application of SmartVent on the shed roof is having the exhaust ventilation closest to the shed wall is always the most desired.

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Off Peak installation of SmartVent for use as exhaust ventilation

SmartVent addresses the issue of trying to ventilate a unit that is sealed by a firewall. In normal conditions a ridge vent would be ideal, but when you need to ventilate without breaching the firewall, you need SmartVent.

SmartVent allows you to complete your ventilation by using an off-peak application which maintains the integrity of the unit. To provide perfect balance in your ventilation system SmartVent should be used as both intake and exhaust providing an optimum 9NFA/ft on each side.

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How to use SmartVent on a Dormer Peak

Using normal soffit vents or DCI’s revolutionary SmartVent system, cooler air enters the attic at the soffit level and is drawn up and out of the SmartVent vent acting as an exhaust.   SmartVent’s single side venting creates excellent “negative air pressure” causing hot attic air to be literally pulled out of the structure that has a dormer peak. Use it on low slope dormer roofs with rubber or rolled roofing applied over the vent to seal.

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SmartVent can be used on the fascia when a pitch is less than 4:12. Click the image to go to the details page.

SmartVent Low-Slope Application

SmartVent can be modified to provide intake ventilation for new roofs or re-roofs through the fascia board for low slope roof with less than a 4/12 pitch.

Look at our FasciaVent which has been designed more specifically for metal roofs and provides the intake ventilation for Flat to 16/12 pitches. Click here to see FasciaVent

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SmartVent installed in the roof valley allows air to communicate between all the closed rafter spaces and the outside fresh air, your attic space can now cross ventilate in the valley allowing trapped, excessive moisture and heat to escape through
the ridge vent.

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SmartVent needs to be tapered to te roof deck wne approaching a vertical wall, exhaust pip, chimney or other obstruction. If SmartVent End Caps are not readily available, you can make your own on-site by following these directions. Click the image to learn more.

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Retro fitting the SmartVent onto a roof, after determining where you’re going to install the product you will need to pull up at least 8 courses of shingles. This will allow you to install a full 3 foot wide sheet of Ice & Water Shield on top of the SmartVent and directly to the roof decking.

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