My shed roof is going to have a ridge beam and will be shingled and I'm wondering how to ventilate it at the ridge.
Looking online, the Americans seem to use either…
A plastic ridge vent:
Or a foam-like material one like this:
I can't find either of these available in the UK, or at least anywhere locally.
Is there another option that's more readily available on this side of the pond?
I've found 'universal dry ridge' kits, but I've only seen these used with with tiled roofs, are there any reasons I can't use one of these on a bitumen shingled roof?
The other thing I was wondering was whether soffit vents are necessary on a cladded shed where there's an air gap behind the cladding that would lead air up from the ground, behind the walls and across the roof's ventilation gap.
Thanks
Pete
Looking online, the Americans seem to use either…
A plastic ridge vent:

Or a foam-like material one like this:
I can't find either of these available in the UK, or at least anywhere locally.
Is there another option that's more readily available on this side of the pond?
I've found 'universal dry ridge' kits, but I've only seen these used with with tiled roofs, are there any reasons I can't use one of these on a bitumen shingled roof?

The other thing I was wondering was whether soffit vents are necessary on a cladded shed where there's an air gap behind the cladding that would lead air up from the ground, behind the walls and across the roof's ventilation gap.
Thanks
Pete
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