A ridge vent is a continuous exhaust vent installed along the peak of your roof — the ridge line — that allows hot, moist air to escape from the highest point of the attic. Because heat rises, the ridge is the most efficient place to exhaust attic air, and a properly installed ridge vent works in coordination with intake vents at the eaves to create the continuous airflow a healthy attic needs.

We install Lomanco ridge vents exclusively — a company that does one thing, ventilation, and has spent decades perfecting it. Their products carry lifetime guarantees, and we stock them in our office because most local suppliers don’t carry them.

We use two Lomanco ridge vent profiles depending on what your roof requires:

High profile ridge vent exhausts 18 net free area per linear foot — the higher performing of the two options, and the right choice when your attic’s square footage demands greater exhaust capacity.

Standard profile ridge vent exhausts 11 net free area per linear foot — appropriate for smaller attic footprints where the exhaust requirement is lower.

Which one is right for your roof comes down to the math — your attic’s square footage, the length of your ridge line, and the intake ventilation available. We calculate that specifically for every roof we install rather than defaulting to one product across the board. The goal is a balanced system, and the ridge vent is only one part of that equation.