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Table 10.8.3 Roof space ventilation requirements
Roof pitch Ventilation openings
< 10° 25,000 mm2/m provided at each of two opposing ends
≥ 10° and < 15° 25,000 mm2/m provided at the eaves and 5,000 mm2/m at high level
≥ 15° and < 75° 7,000 mm2/m provided at the eaves and 5,000 mm2/m at high level, plus an additional 18,000 mm2/m at the eaves if the roof has a cathedral ceiling
Table Notes
  1. Ventilation openings are specified as a minimum free open area per metre length of the longest horizontal dimension of the roof.
  2. For the purposes of this Table, high level openings are openings provided at the ridge or not more than 900 mm below the ridge or highest point of the roof space, measured vertically.