Ventilated roof system with ridge vent

Abstract

A roofing system in a building structure having a ridge vent includes strips of composite material having a base material adapted to form a hermetic seal with the top surface of a roofing section and recesses in a top surface in which an air permeable material can be positioned. A strip is applied to roof sections adjacent to each side of a ridge vent so that a ridge cap can overlay the strips in spaced relation from the underlying roof sections and be sealingly secured to the roof sections. The strip material establishes a barrier between the ridge cap and the roof sections through which air can pass, but through which the passage of rain and insects is inhibited.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A roof ventilation strip comprising:
 one material defining a plurality of recesses, each recess separated from another recess by a section of the one material, the recesses extending across the full width of the strip; and   an air permeable material seated in at least one of the plurality of recesses, the strip having a first side opposite a second side wherein one of the first side or the second side is configured to engage a roof surface   
     
     
         2 . A method of installing a roofing system, the method comprising:
 applying a ventilation strip to a roof, the strip comprising:
 one material defining a plurality of recesses, each recess separated from another recess by a section of the one material, the recesses extending across the width of the strip; and 
 a second material seated in at least one of the plurality of recesses, the second material being air permeable, the strip having a first side opposite a second side wherein one of the first side or the second side is configured to engage a roof surface; and 
   securing the strip to the roof.