Tile roof ridge vent

Abstract

A tile roof ridge vent and the method of its use and construction are disclosed. The ridge vent may include an elongated vent body including a flange extending from a side of the body and configured to engage a roof deck, and one or more vent openings defined in the vent body. The ridge vent may further include a first barrier to intrusion of a first element to the vent openings and a second barrier to intrusion of a second element to the vent openings. The ridge vent may further include a perforated closure and an end cap pitch gauge. Additional systems and methods are also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ventilation system for a tile roof, the system comprising:
 an elongated vent body comprising:
 a flange extending from each side of the vent body and configured to engage a roof deck, and 
 one or more vent openings defined in the vent body; 
   a first barrier to intrusion of a first element to the vent openings; and   a second barrier to intrusion of a second element to the vent openings.   
     
     
         2 . The ventilation system of  claim 1  further comprising a perforated closure. 
     
     
         3 . The ventilation system of  claim 2 , wherein the perforated closure comprises perforated or expanded metal. 
     
     
         4 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , further comprising an end cap pitch gauge. 
     
     
         5 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated vent body is a single piece construction. 
     
     
         6 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated vent body comprises 26-gauge steel. 
     
     
         7 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the first barrier is an ember stop panel comprising a wire mesh. 
     
     
         8 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the second barrier is a perforated deflector panel comprising perforated or expanded metal. 
     
     
         9 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the first element comprises at least one of fire embers, rain, wind, snow or insects. 
     
     
         10 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the second element comprises at least one of rain, wind, snow or insects. 
     
     
         11 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is at least partially concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile. 
     
     
         12 . The ventilation system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is completely concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile. 
     
     
         13 . A ridge vent for a tile roof, the ridge vent comprising:
 a vent body comprising:
 a flange extending from a side of the vent body to engage a roof deck, and one or more vent openings defined in the vent body; 
   a first panel coupled to the vent body to limit a first intrusion of a first element to the vent openings; and   a second panel coupled to the vent body to limit a second intrusion of a second element to the vent openings.   
     
     
         14 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , wherein the second panel is coupled to the first panel and to the flange. 
     
     
         15 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , further comprising a third panel coupled to the vent body to conceal an opening between a ridge cap tile and a field of roof tiles. 
     
     
         16 . The ridge vent of  claim 15 , wherein the third panel comprises a perforated closure coupled to one of the first panel or the second panel. 
     
     
         17 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , wherein the first panel comprises a wire mesh configured to limit intrusion of fire embers to the vent openings. 
     
     
         18 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , further comprising an end cap pitch gauge to identify a roof angle of the roof deck. 
     
     
         19 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first element or the second element comprises at least one of fire embers, rain, wind, snow or insects. 
     
     
         20 . The ridge vent of  claim 13 , wherein the ridge vent is at least partially concealed by a roof tile and a ridge cap tile.