Roof Eave Eyebrow

Closed eaves with angled soffit closed eaves with flat soffit and no raised heel.

Roof eave eyebrow.

If you don t have soffits or your roof style doesn t allow for soffit vents some homeowners will consider a drip edge vent. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height. 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. 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.

That is their functional purpose. History behind the mult purpose dci eyebrow vent. An eave is the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall and normally projects beyond the side of a building. 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.

When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord. 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. Norm was thinking about a shed or gable dormer when designer jock gifford came up with a twist. Norm framed his eyebrow with two separate support structures one for the roof and one for the ceiling.

Open eaves with trusses. They also help to frame windows on upper stories.