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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, I'd hate to cut the membrane, but I can't think of many options. There's no space for any gable vents for the low sloped part. This roof used to be over a porch back in the day, so it's only as thick as the rafters.
I made a crude diagram here. Got my low sloped membrane roof. Meets on two sides well pitched parts of the roof. I put the hi and lo slope of the low pitched part on there.
I can vent the soffet on the bottom of our diagram, but I can't get air up and under the 'solid line' to meet up with the main attic where there are ridge vents. I thought about wedging myself inside the attic to drill holes, but that seems near impossible. Too tight.
meets pitched
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| low sloped | meets pitched
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-can vent soffet
on this edge
I fell like I'm boxed into a corner. Can vents be put on the 'higher' end of the low pitched part? I guess I've seen skylights for flat roofs and all, but never really seen vents on a low pitched house. I just fear it not sealing down perfectly or moisture getting in may make it worse. Plus being up near a steeper slope just doesn't sound great for melting snow. But am I right that it would take some extremely smart water to actually penetrate up and through a typical box vent, etc? I'd just have to worry about the process of sealing it down?
Thank you very much. I'll check back frequently in case my descriptions are confusing!
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