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About Brad Zacharia
Expertise
All aspects of residential Roofing. This includes shingles and flat (low slope) roofs. I have knowledge in the installation as well as the design of roofs from an engineering standpoint.

Experience
I have been doing roofing for 40 years. This was my father's business and I took it over in 1980.

Publications
I have written responses to artcles that I felt needed a response to and those responses have been published in roofing trade magazines.

Education/Credentials
BSEE Drexel University
www.ZachariaRoofing.com

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Roofing - Square Hip Roof Ventilation Improvements

Expert: Brad Zacharia - 11/3/2009

Question
New Northeast homeowner with a small square hip roof that needs to be re-done (asphalt shingles, NO ventilation) and would like to install ventilation during the re-roofing. I am considering installing a small roof dormer to house powered exhaust vent, combined with soffit intakes, but wonder if this combination is efficient. Alternatively, I have looked at ridge vents, but am reading of problems when there is no horizontal ridge. Any advice, products you could recommend?

Answer
The more venting the better. There is no exact formula. If you want to cool your house off there is no magic number of windows to open. The more you open the more ventilation.

The horizontal top of the roof is called the ridge. If you have no horizontal then you have no ridge and cannot use ridge vents.

Brad

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