Roof Eave Eyebrow

Eaves form the overhang to distribute water clear of the walls.

Roof eave eyebrow. Norm was thinking about a shed or gable dormer when designer jock gifford came up with a twist. From left to right. Drip edge vents are a two in one installation that promote water shedding at the eaves and rakes of a roof while also allowing for ventilation into the attic. They also help to frame windows on upper stories.

Open eaves with trusses. An eave is the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall and normally projects beyond the side of a building. Closed eaves with angled soffit closed eaves with flat soffit and no raised heel. The new dci eyebrow vent begins many years ago when dci was approached regarding specialty vents for critical areas of the roof and other specialty vents regarding electric powered vents on the market bath and kitchen vents etc.

Norm framed his eyebrow with two separate support structures one for the roof and one for the ceiling. Plus roofing and attic ventilation systems can protect homes from the expensive roof and structural damage caused by trapped heat ice dams moisture and mold. A 4 foot high curve topped window that broke the eaves line of the front of the building and ended in an eyebrowlike dormer on the roof. If you don t have soffits or your roof style doesn t allow for soffit vents some homeowners will consider a drip edge vent.

When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height.