Component gable vent

Abstract

A vent is formed from vent panels which are configured with one or more slats. The custom-sized gable vent is formed by cutting sections of the slatted vent panel. The sections of slatted vent panel interfit to provide the desired height of the vent. Trim channel is cut and sized to surround the vent. The structure is assembled by fastening the individual components to the wall of a building. The trim channels can be either J channel, when the vent is intended to abut another surface, or T channel, when vinyl siding abuts the vent. This provides the builder the flexibility to form a gable vent of a desired size and shape at the job site. Further, the slatted vent panels are designed to connect directly to siding. This allows the slatted vent panels to be attached to the wall of a building in the same manner as siding.

1 . A method of forming a vent comprising: 
 cutting at least one slatted foraminous panel to form a desired shape;    cutting a plurality of trim members sized to surround at least a portion of said desired shape; and    attaching said trim members to a building wall to form a trim frame;    positioning said at least one slatted panel within said trim frame.    
   
   
       2 . The method claimed in  claim 1  further comprising abutting siding against one or more of said trim members and fastening said siding to said building wall.  
   
   
       3 . The method claimed in  claim 1  comprising cutting a plurality of slatted panels and interfitting an upper portion of a lower panel with a lower portion of an upper panel to form a combined panel of said desired shape.  
   
   
       4 . A vent panel having upper and lower edges configured to mate with vinyl siding, said upper edge having a nail flange and a channel below said nail flange, said lower edge having an upturned edge, said vent panels having a configuration establishing a plurality of solid slatted portions separated by foraminous portions and wherein said solid slatted portions are configured to prevent water flow through said foraminous portions.  
   
   
       5 . A composite wall vent comprising a plurality of interlocking vent panels; 
 said vent panels including a lower C-shaped member and an upper edge having a nail flange and a channel adapted to receive a C-shaped member of an adjacent panel;    slat members between upper and lower edges of said panel having solid outer portions and lower portions and an inwardly extended portion, said inwardly extended portion having a plurality of vent holes;    said vent panels surrounded by a plurality of separate channeled trim sections.    
   
   
       6 . The vent claimed in  claim 5  wherein a solid portion of said slatted portion extends below said vent holes.  
   
   
       7 . The vent claimed in  claim 6  wherein at least one of said trim members is a T channel.  
   
   
       8 . The vent claimed in  claim 7  wherein at least one of said trim members is a J channel.  
   
   
       9 . A kit adapted to be formed into a gable vent comprising a plurality of sections of slatted panels, said sections having upper and lower interfitting edges and a section of trim channel having a length effective to circumscribe a portion of said slatted vent panels.  
   
   
       10 . A building wall comprising a plurality of courses of siding; 
 an uppermost course of siding having an upper edge;    at least one course of the vent panel claimed in  claim 4  wherein the lower edge of said vent panel having a C shaped portion engaged in a channel in said upper edge of said uppermost course of siding.