How To Make Triangular Gable Vents 

Build article for this project: ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-triangular-gable-vents/

Leave em white. Looks good

Leaving the vents white actually looks quite nice too. You probably could do either way. Looks very good. Curious if you'll end up noticing a big difference down in the shed temperature wise. But having that attic space ventilated is a good thing.

Those look slick the way they are angled. I like the white contrast

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

I like the contrast with the white vents.

That louver jig was off the hook.

I've always been impressed with your eye for design and proportion. The vents are "just for a shed" but the proportions are beautiful. And we see that in everthing, from amp enclosures to porch columns. A video on how you think about design would be interesting.

Great build John.

So nice to see the screen installed before you put them in place. Every house I have ever owned I had to trudge up to the attic to put wire and screen over the vents to keep the critters out.

I think you are genius. This is an amazing project. Thanks for your videos.

Awesome! Clever way of cutting the odd angle on the louvers. I always learn something watching your videos.

Nice, they look great with white.

Super cool custom vents. Inspiring a new project. I bet when painted to match the wall color the blend in nicely. Thanks for posting!

Damn, you're good! Nice work, John!

I really louver your work

I think that colors match very well. Thanks for sharing !

I can't say how much I enjoy your videos. I remember jumping on when you were doing the basement on this house. AMAZING results, Man!

Yes! Finally, a new video on this channel! Always checking impatiently here, John, so thanks very much for another great video. Nice trick with the band saw jig. It's those little things that I'm always enjoying and looking forward to when watching your channel(s). Thanks again!

That simple louver angle jig was dope!

Awesome work John! 👍👊

Very nice job. I like the way you cut the angle end on the louvers. Adding to my mental library

All I could think this entire video is that you're doing all of this work with us in your mouth. It really makes the whole thing that much more impressive.

Those came out awsome, nice work!

Nice video--love the pacing and craftsmanship. Thanks!

Looks very nice.

Keep up with the home improvement vids! That's some of my favorite content on your channel.

They look really good. Personally, I like the white.

Very cool jig to make the louvers

Nice work and design.

Nice work. I just did something similar to a couple of Tuff Sheds. Although there is so much heat that gets built up here in Southern California that I added a 12 V solar panel and wired in some fans. Now the fans run as long as the sun is shining, so the heat is eliminated. Works great.

Very nice job! I really like the home improvement videos.

Very nice! Thanks for the video.

Great job 👍. I think they look great in white.

Actually I think the white looks great. Very finished look.

Beautiful!

First the angle grinder, now the damn jig saw! I would've been happy to have not decapitated myself with those cuts! It would be nice to hear more about the band saw jig for the compound cuts... you kinda breezed over something cool.

Damn, that jig was neat ! Great work !

I love your home Reno shed reno channel

I think they will look good either way. Nicely done!

Your editing skills are really kicking ass man!!, You make cuts at the perfect times, these style of videos (same with the 'cheese slicer' video) are just so satisfying to watch. I think these style of edited videos should do really well even if the topic isn't super interesting. I know i click on all your videos because I love how you edit. I know these video take a fair bit of planing and a lot of time editing so i hope they pay off with views! Good luck man and thanks for the great content along all your channels

Excellent

Great job as usual John, I think they look quite good white, make it look like the shed has aggressive eye's

Nice build and especially like the jig. White looks fine and makes your good work stand out. Would have been interesting to see what the difference in temperature up there was with and without.

Nice work. I like the white

Mmmm so satisfying when you put them in and find a perfect fit

Another great video, thank you!

Those are nice! I need to make some for my house.

I just learned how to make a plunge cut with a jigsaw!

It looks like a lot of work but the end product really makes the shed look great. I am going to build something similar but to the contour of the 9/12 and 5.25/12 pitch roof.

Very nice!

That's a cool trick you did with the curly nail ;)

Your band saw jig is brilliant.

Excellent final appearance! Although anymore I’m switching to non-flammable trim (and non-flammable cladding for that matter). I’d probably use Hardie board or something similar for this.

Nice!

Great design - one I might need to "borrow" some day. One thing I'd add: a nylon, aluminum, or copper mesh screen behind the vent; I'd be worried about insects.

I think the white looks good

Like the white colour

well made video 👌

I like the white, but the darker color has the advantage that dust that tends to settle on vents will show a bit less.

Those vents look really nice. I do like the contrast of the white against the darker colour of the walls but not being there I really can't judge how they really look. It'll be interesting to see what they look like painted the same colour. I bought one of those plastic gable vents from Turksra lumber when I made my shed about 6 years ago. Not as nice as yours. The problem I had with mine is that snow would blow into the shed via the gable vent. I ended up covering the vent on the inside with gorilla tape and putting in normal roof vents.

Nice

The complexity of those angled parts gives me a headache! Very nicely done.

nice vid and I like the jig, surprising with the low number of views

The vents looks good white

Around here, if we don’t put screen on the backside of a roof vent we get bugs or critters really fast.

Nice..

I like the white. I'd paint the trim to match it. That would make the illusion the shed is bigger from the outside.

Neat job, John. It's none of my business but I reckon you could leave those vents white. It looks good that way & you could save yourself the effort.

3:28 I did knot see that coming

I think they look good in white.

He calls it a shed but we all know it's the bionics lab where he regrows appendages that get cut off from being SO unsafe all the time. The safety police have a Vice Squad and they're on to you, John.

now i want to make vents for my house.

I quite like the white in contrast to the green. Tfs :-)

Love this, don't think I'd ever be able to comprehend the jig but watching a few times I kind of grasped it. I'll probably check out the article after this to see if it's mentioned but how did you get the spacing so perfect?

How did you measure for the length of the louvers with the compound angle?

I've got to make one of these but I'm thinking that it will be easier and faster to just attach a piece of roofing metal to the frame and cut out luvers on three sides and bend them out. Even thought they won't overlap they are 2 feet under the roof overhang and right at the top.

Wtched this a couple of times - but don't quite follow the jig for the louvers, cut on band saw. Did I miss that explanation. I need to make these for my shed too.

Hi John Very nice look! I am in the process of building an 8x12 insulated small workshop. I'm trying to decide on which method to vent the insulated attic space. Ridge vent /soffit perhaps, but to my eye the gable end venting looks great. My question is would I have to use soffit vents in conjunction with the gable end vents ? Do you have soffit vents in your insulated shed? Thanks, Steve

Would you recommend that pin nailer, I’m shopping around and can’t seem to decide

I'm sure glad you didn't hold that piece when the nail hit that knot and curled right out. You, obviously had the foresight to avoid that. Me, I would have been holding it and it could have turned into an emergency room visit to pull it out of my thumb. Time for me to re-think how I hold wood. As careful as I think I'm trying to be I'll never stop learning.

3:28 Folks, did you see the knot curl that nail? I had that happen with a 16 penny nail when I was framing up a wall. It came out the back of my hand while I was trying to line up the parts. I was just a kid and didn't know better. John does. That is why his hand was not near the joint he was nailing. :-)

was there a jointing/planing step with the cedar?

At 1:17 it sounds like something out of First Decade of the Machines by Ulver

Could you have used the compound miter saw to make that cut?

great job can you make me some out of vinyl? Am adding vinyl to my house , but can't find triangular vents with a 4 12 pitch anywhere

just out of curiosity, can I ask why you added the one screw to each vent at the end? Those vents look awesome by the way! Thanks!

How did you figure out the length and angles on the individual louvers? Was it trial and error? Or did you have a method to calculate?

A look very good John. Leave them white. And good design. 2 questions. What's the plan for winter to close them up? I know it's not your regular work space but it will get cold (just tack a couple of boards over them????). 2. Where can I buy the Glue Nozzle Cutter LOL

Those look great. Is your miter saw not capable of compound miter joints? Fantastic work around with the band saw jig - not everyone can wrap their mind around how to set something like that up. Also, do you have a ridge vent in the roof? If not, that would be a simple thing to do to help the air flow in the "attic" space. Some times your "simple" projects are the most interesting. Scott

What was that tool used at 5:30 that made the loud noise and pushed those odd looking steal things in. Don't think I have ever seen a tool like that used on the youtube. Ha! I like the white trim too.

Metal screen behind to keep out bats bugs and birds? (Great technique!)

Damnit - forgot to click like the first time I watched this. 👍

What kind of paint sprayer is that? The paint container looked different than most I've seen. Also did you spray latex through it? I've been looking for a gun that can spray latex for cabinets and other smaller items I don't want to use my airless on. I tried one of those paint sprayers that come with there own little pump and supposed to spray latex oils etc. But it didn't spray any of them that well. It was a Wagner.

Yikes! I had no idea how complicated it would be to build vents for a shed! The angles boggle the mind.

Did you insulate the attic with old packaging styrofoam? I like the idea, if it works!

Nice wood working, but whats up with all the garbage styrofoam thrown about in the attic space?

What is that bang,bang tool you use @5:23? Is that alien technology?

air nailers are nice, manual hammers are rusty

3:28 what the actual fuck? :D That little nail got scared by the know and ran back to mom.