Benjamin Obdyke




		Requirements: Must be used with an equal or greater amount of soffit vent. Installs on pitches 3/12 to 18/12. For pitches greater than 12/12 call Customer Service. Use with standard 12" wide cap shingles. If installing on dimensional or architectural shingles on new construction, leave felt underlayment about 6" long at roof ridge and fold back under the vent so that vent is essentially installed on top of felt over the shingles. If re-roofing, caulk between low areas of shingle and baffle of vent after installation.
		Step 1: Snap chalk line and cut a slot 3" wide (1 1/2" on each side of ridge beam). Allow for a closed area of sheathing 18” at both ends of ridge.
		Step 2: No end cap is necessary if ridge cap shingles are lapped over end of product and down onto ridge. In this case, run vent to 12" from gable ends. Cap shingles can be laid down over end of vent onto ridge out to gable ends. Optionally, Rapid Ridge can be installed right to gable ends using an integral end cap. To create end cap, loosen about 6" of matrix from fabric and cut out with snips. Fold bottom fabric in toward center of product so that it covers the end of vent. Start and end vent installation 1" from gable ends.
		Step 3: Center vent over slot at one end with nail lines “up” and fasten with two nails (note: minimum nail length is 1 3/4"). Recommended nail gun compressor pressure is between 90 and 100 psi. Roll out along entire ridge, pull out slack, and fasten with two nails at opposite end (creating end cap at other end if using that method). Center ridge cap shingles over vent and install with 1 3/4" collated nails provided. Use nail line as placement guide. If using fabric end cap, hang shingles 1" over vent at gable ends. Nails must penetrate into sheathing 3/4" or completely through the sheathing.
		Step 4: To splice, remove about 3" of nylon matrix from fabric and lay end of new roll inside remaining fabric to create fabric overlap.

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