Vented along the ridge, not through holes
The old roof on this single-story home breathed through a handful of box vents. Each one was a hole in the roof with its own flashing to fail, and the shingles around them had worn thin.
We tore the whole roof off down to the deck. Every old vent came out, the openings were closed up, and new synthetic underlayment went over the whole deck before a single shingle was laid.
The new roof is CertainTeed architectural shingles in Weatherwood, a soft grey-brown blend that suits the home’s light siding. In place of the box vents, a continuous ridge vent now runs the length of the main ridge, capped with matching shingles. Hot attic air leaves along the whole ridge instead of through a few openings, and the roofline reads as one clean surface.
Matching cap runs down every hip, and each pipe came back through the new field with a new boot. It is a straightforward roof replacement, done the way a Central Texas roof should be: fewer holes, better airflow, and nothing left for the next storm to find.
