Apparently i won t have to sow the seeds until june or july for a fall pumpkin patch when i remembered about my repurposed roof wind turbine pumpkins.
Roof turbine vent repurpose.
Used for ventilating homes or other buildings when discarded can be used as a decoration in the garden.
Turban shaped turbines either one is great in the garden used as decoration or to actually continue spinning in the wind.
A turbine vent draws air from inside the attic as wind turns the turbines.
The installation of a turbine vent is nearly identical to a static vent.
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Repurposed roof wind turbine.
Fresh off the farm.
A largely arbitrary rule of thumb that s been adopted into most building codes calls for 1 sq.
How much air must be moved.
I m being quite lazy today thinking about what plants and seeds i d like to try this season and reading about how to grow pumpkins here in texas.
Since turbines are attached directly to attic spaces they can siphon away that moist air effectively.
Vintage repurposed industrial light pendant chandelier made from an old barn roof turbine vents.
Repurposed roof wind turbines again.
Air vent airhawk 12 in aluminum externally braced roof turbine vent.
Picture above shows both roof vents a rotary turbine vent on the left and an aura gravity ventilator on the right with curb mount flanges a roof turbine can be made of galvanized steel that rusts as shown above.
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The vents are old with years outdoor exposure which created a beautiful rusty patina.
Roof vents need to move hot humid air from the attic to the outdoors so that humidity doesn t build up and cause mold rot or other moisture problems that findlay roofing regularly sees when dealing with attic issues.
How to install turbine vents.
We came across six industrial size roof wind turbines at a salvage yard priced to sell a few months ago.
This is most effective in areas where winds average at least five miles per hour or otherwise will not offer the most effective reliable source of venting.
They have been in our barn all summer so it was time to get them out and get them turned into pumpkins for fall decorating.