vents in siding

[suzy]

we have a 1983 double-wide, which we are gong to reside with vinyl siding. In the
center of our home its elevated to accomodate the beam ceiling. we have no vents
on the house roof or exterior. can we put a vent on each end of the home? on one side or the other where the two pieces of the home are joined together? we
recently installed a metal roof, and put no vents in it, because we were afraid their was not enough ceiling? help !!!

[Mark]

In homes with a cethdral ceiling, adding vents to that part won't do much good as in many models that ceiling is stuffed full of insulation. In the parts of the home that don't have a cathedral ceiling, for sure install vents. When residing, you can put a vent up at the peak, but keep in mind you may run into rafter support boards right at the middle, so the vent may have to be either off-side or lower. At least if you are residing and screw up, you can cover-up your mistake if you drill in the wrong spot and hit supports (just don't drill through the supports!)

You should have at least two vents in an area, so you may wish to add one or two in the roof, then do the same on the other end of the home.

Good luck!
Mark

[suzy]

Mark:

thank you so much for your help. its hard to find anyone to give us advice.
thanks again, we appreciate you !!!

suzy

[Mark]

I'll give you an example that may help..

Double, cathedral ceiling living room in the middle. This means that each part of the home on the sides of the living room are seperated. You can't just put a vent on one end, as it's not connected to the other. It's also possible that each _half_ of the double wide is seperated from the other. This means you could install a gable vent on the end (in the middle, connected the two halves) and then a roof vent on each half of the home, as far away from the gable end as possible.

Then, you would need to repeat this on the other end of the home.