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rock wrote at 2007-09-12 22:55:49
Pasco county florida REQUIRES such blocking at the ridge vent, just got red tagged for not installing ridge vent blocking.  it should be installed so as to not limit the air flow to the ridge vent.  this is to prevent deflection and meet uplift requirements for the roofing system.

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Brad Zacharia

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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.

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

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

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BSEE Drexel University
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