3 vents to try on your next roofing project

By Emma Peterson. 

With a wide variety of ventilation solutions, whatever your project, FlashCo has a vent for you. 

In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Rick Morrow and Randy O’Shea of FlashCo join Heidi J. Ellsworth to review the options for ventilation on the market. FlashCo began in 2000 in Northern California and now maintains nine facilities across the U.S. Randy explains, “FlashCo started making lead accessories and sheet metal type stuff, and now works in mostly simplified products.” Their overarching goal is to help contractors build more efficient workflows for installing ventilation. 

Whatever ventilation your project needs, FlashCo probably has a solution for it. Rick shares,, “We have vents that are forced air exhaust, like in your kitchen. We have gravity vents, square top vents, T-top vents, breather vents. In Northern California, we even offer a B-vent, which is specific to that market, and we have the Easy Flapper, which is selling like hotcakes up in the Pacific Northwest.” Rick and Randy highlighted a few of their popular vent types to help you figure out what your project needs. 

1 - Gravity vents 

This type of vent utilizes the natural movement of air due to differences in pressure and temperature rather than a mechanical fan. Because they operate on the fact that warm air rises and cold sinks, they are good for reducing indoor heat. Rick elaborates, “They offer a near constant air exchange with the fresh outdoor air. It's really a good way to keep big power plants, big factories, even temperatures with fresh air.” 

2 - Breather vents 

A breather vent is used to allow for air movement in contained areas, such as beneath a roof layer or in an attic. Rick explains, “Their main purpose is to remove moisture from underneath the membranes, and it also will allow for heat to come out too on those hot days.” In addition to this, these vents help remove stale air from residential attics and prevent further damage beneath the roof.  

3 - Flapper exhaust vents 

The FlashVent EZ Flapper exhaust vent is a specific FlashCo product that has been designed to work on both commercial and residential spaces. It is unique for its flapper-style damper that can open when air flow is needed and closed to keep outside elements, such as rain or snow, from breaching the building. Rick shares, “We don't want air coming down through other vents, so that flapper prevents air from other things on the roofs, getting down into where we live. It helps the moisture in the attic too.” 

Read the transcript or Listen to the full podcast to learn more about FlashCo and the ventilation solutions available for your next project.