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- SECTION 07723
-
- RIDGE VENTS AND SOFFIT VENTS
- NOTE ** This section is based on products manufactured by
- Air Vent Inc., A CertainTeed Company, at the
- following address:
- NOTE ** 3000 West Commerce Street
- NOTE ** Dallas TX 75212
- NOTE ** Tel: (800) AIR-VENT
- NOTE ** Fax: (800) 635-7006
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Air Vent Inc. manufactures roof vents, soffit
- vents, and foundation vents in aluminum and PVC.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** SECTION 07723 - RIDGE VENTS AND SOFFIT VENTS,
- Copyright 1997, The Architect's Catalog, Inc.
-
- PART 1 GENERAL
-
- 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
- NOTE ** Delete items below not required for project.
-
- A. Ridge vents for wood frame structures.
-
- B. Soffit vents for wood frame structures.
-
- 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS
- NOTE ** Delete any sections below not relevant to this
- project; add others as required.
-
- A. Section 06100 - Rough Carpentry.
-
- B. Section 07310 - Shingles.
-
- C. Section 07320 - Roof Tiles.
-
- 1.3 REFERENCES
-
- A. AMCA 210 - Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Rating;
- Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
- (also listed under the designation ASHRAE 51 - Laboratory
- Methods of Testing Fans for Rating; American Society of
- Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers,
- Inc.)
-
- 1.4 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
-
- A. Provide vents that comply with requirements of the
- following:
- NOTE ** Delete any of the following sub-paragraphs
- containing code requirements not applicable to
- project jurisdiction.
- 1. FHA Minimum Property Standards.
- 2. Published recommendations of the US Department of
- Housing and Urban Development.
- NOTE ** The following sub-paragraph should be retained,
- since Dade County has reputedly one of the most
- stringent building codes in the USA.
- 3. 1995 building requirements of Dade County, Florida.
- 4. BOCA.
- 5. SBCCI.
- 6. ICBO.
- 7. Canadian Standards Association.
- NOTE ** Delete the following two paragraphs if not
- specifying ridge vents.
-
- B. Provide ridge vents with external wind baffle to create
- negative air pressure that pulls air out of attic and
- helps prevent clogging of vent slots, and deflect weather
- and debris from entering attic space; provide ridge vents
- with internal weather filter to help form complete
- barrier against wind-blown rain, snow, dust, or insects.
-
- C. Ridge vents, when tested under 15 miles-per-hour (24
- k/hr) wind condition, to exhibit the following
- performance characteristics:
- NOTE ** Airflow out of attic indicates passive attic
- ventilation, and helps prevent snow, rain, dust, or
- insects from getting into the attic space and from
- clogging vent slots.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Delete one of the following two sub-paragraphs;
- first is for FilterVent units, second is for
- ShingleVent units.
- 1. Airflow out of attic, tested in airflow chamber
- designed in accordance with AMCA 210: 100 cubic feet
- per minute (168 cu m/hr) for 4-foot (1220 mm)
- section, minimum.
- 2. Airflow out of attic, tested in airflow chamber
- designed in accordance with AMCA 210: 70 cubic feet
- per minute (109.2 cu m/hr) for 4-foot (1220 mm)
- section, minimum.
-
- 1.5 SUBMITTALS
-
- A. Submit under provisions of Section 01300.
-
- B. Product Data: Manufacturer's technical literature,
- specifications and installation instructions.
-
- C. Shop Drawings: Show layout of vents, rough-in
- requirements, and details of attachment to substrates.
-
- D. Test reports: Submit certified reports from independent
- testing laboratory documenting compliance with
- performance requirements specified in SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
- Article of this section.
-
- 1.6 WARRANTY
-
- A. Manufacturer to warrant ridge vents against defects in
- materials for a period of 30 years from the date of
- Substantial Completion, transferable from original owner
- to new owner; warranty to include, for the first five
- years of warranty period, reimbursement for labor costs
- incurred in removing defective vent and installing vent
- replacement, in addition to the replacement product
- itself.
-
- PART 2 PRODUCTS
-
- 2.1 MANUFACTURERS
-
- A. Acceptable Manufacturer: Air Vent Inc., A CertainTeed
- Company, 3000 West Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75212.
- ASD. Tel: (800) AIR-VENT. Fax: (800) 635-7006.
- NOTE ** Delete one of the two following paragraphs;
- coordinate with Division 1 requirements.
-
- B. Requests for substitutions will be considered in
- accordance with provisions of Section 01600.
-
- C. Substitutions: Not permitted.
-
- 2.2 PRODUCTS
- NOTE ** Refer to Air Vent catalog for selection of required
- exhaust vents. Select color for each item retained
- or retain the sub-paragraph containing "Selected by
- Architect from manufacturer's range of standard
- colors."
-
- A. Shingle-Over Ridge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: ShingleVent II, size 12 inches
- wide, Model SHFV203.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: Gray.
- 6. Color: Charcoal.
- 7. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- B. Shingle-Over Ridge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: ShingleVent II-9, size 9 inches
- wide, Model SHFV209.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Charcoal.
-
- C. Shingle-Over Ridge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: ShingleVent II-7, size 7 inches
- wide, Model SHFVII-7.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Charcoal.
-
- D. Aluminum Ridge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Multi-Pitch FilterVent, Model
- FV101, 10-foot length.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: White.
- 6. Color: Gray.
- 7. Color: Mill.
- 8. Color: Bronze.
- 9. Color: Zinc.
- 10. Color: Copper.
- 11. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- E. Aluminum Ridge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Multi-Pitch FilterVent, Model
- FV110, 8-foot length.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: White.
- 6. Color: Gray.
- 7. Color: Mill.
- 8. Color: Bronze.
- 9. Color: Zinc.
- 10. Color: Copper.
- 11. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- F. Aluminum Peak Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Peak FilterVent, Model PVF152, 8-
- foot length.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: Gray.
- 6. Color: Bronze.
- 7. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- G. Aluminum Vent for Roof/Wall Junctions:
- 1. Acceptable product: Flash FilterVent, Model FFV162,
- 8-foot length.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: Gray.
- 6. Color: Bronze.
- 7. Color: Copper.
- 8. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- H. Adaptor Cover:
- 1. Acceptable product: Tile/Shake FilterVent, Model
- TFV111.
- 2. Net free area: 18 square inches per linear foot (3.5
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: Black.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: White.
- 6. Color: Gray.
- 7. Color: Mill.
- 8. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying for
- retrofit installation.
-
- I. Aluminum Continuous Soffit Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Continuous Soffit Vent Model
- SV201.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying for
- new construction.
-
- J. Aluminum Continuous Soffit Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Continuous Soffit Vent Model
- SV202.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying for
- retrofit installation.
-
- K. PVC Continuous Soffit Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Continuous Soffit Vent Model
- SV351.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying for
- new construction.
-
- L. PVC Continuous Soffit Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Strip Vent Model SV352.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Brown.
- 5. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- M. Aluminum Eave Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Undereave Vent Model EV16424,
- size 4 inches (101 mm) wide by 16 inches (406 mm)
- long.
- 2. Net free area: 28 square inches (0.018 sq m) per
- unit.
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- N. Aluminum Eave Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Undereave Vent Model EV16624,
- size 6 inches (152 mm) wide by 16 inches (406 mm)
- long.
- 2. Net free area: 42 square inches per unit (0.027 sq
- m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- O. Aluminum Eave Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Undereave Vent Model EV16812,
- size 8 inches (203 mm) wide by 16 inches (406 mm)
- long.
- 2. Net free area: 56 square inches (0.036 sq m) per
- unit.
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- P. Aluminum Drip Edge Vent:
- 1. Acceptable product: Drip Edge Vent Model DEV141.
- 2. Net free area: 9 square inches per linear foot (1.7
- sq m/lin m).
- 3. Color: White.
- 4. Color: Mill.
- 5. Color: Brown.
- 6. Color: Black.
- 7. Color: Selected by Architect from manufacturer's
- standard colors.
-
- PART 3 EXECUTION
-
- 3.1 EXAMINATION
-
- A. Verification of Conditions: Verify that framing,
- substrate, and finish materials have been installed.
-
- 3.2 INSTALLATION
-
- A. Install vents in accordance with manufacturer's printed
- instructions.
-
- END OF SECTION
-