Product
Ember-Resistant
Under Eave Block Hole Vents
An ember-resistant, self-closing round eave vent can resist the intrusion of embers, radiant heat, and flames, as well as wind-driven rain.
BLOCKS OUT UNWANTED PESTS
FITS INTO EXISTING VENTS
20 YEAR WARRANTY
Vulnerability
Keeping Your Attic Well-Ventilated.
Commonly, eave blocks have ventilation holes, which must be protected from hot embers.
Under eave vents, also known as bird hole vents, play a critical role in the performance of an attic’s air circulation. Adding these vents allows for cooler outside air to enter the attic space – ultimately, keeping an attic from overheating in the summer months.
Known for their ventilation holes, round under eave vents are prone to filtering in hot, wind-blown embers – generated by nearby wildfires. Acting as a prime gateway, under eave vents pose as a high risk to a household.
To resolve this issue, installing ember and flame resistant under eave vents into pre-existing bird holes and openings will ensure embers, flames and radiant heat don’t enter your home.
Features
Engineered for Protection. Built to Last.
BrandGuard’s flame-resistant round under eave vents are designed for easy installation in the eave block’s existing holes and openings without the need for re-drilling.
Flame and Ember Resistant
Tested and approved for use in high-risk WUI zones
Made to Match
Can be spray painted to match the aesthetic of your household
Easy to Install
Our Under Eave Vents can be installed into pre-existing vent openings
Pest Protection
Blocks rodents, insects, and pests from entering your home
Built to Specification
Our round under eave vents are available in both standard and custom sizes
Standard and Custom Materials
Available in stainless steel and copper, combining strength with style
Our products are tested & approved
- CAL FIRE listing BML # 8165-2232:0502, BML # 8165-2232:0501
- WUI Compliant
- ASTM E2886 and 2912 rated for all fire hazard WUI zones
- Chapter 7A of the California Building Code
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know.
How do BrandGuard Vent work?
Home hardening is a critical factor to improve the survivability of structures during wildfires. All homes have vulnerable “point of entry” that must be sealed to avoid hot embers and fire from entering the structure. Home ventilation is essential from an energy saving point of view, however in case of a fire nearby, there is a risk of hot embers finding their way into your attic, basement, garage, etc. BrandGuard has patented a unique system to keep embers from entering your house. Our design consists of multiple line of defense:
- A baffle design which allows air to move freely, but traps embers
- BrandGuard propriety intumescent material, which expand only if high heat and extreme flames are reaching the vents
- Non combustible, metal vents which resist heat and flames
How are BrandGuard Vents different than standard vents?
BrandGuard Vents resists the intrusion of flame and embers into your attic through the building’s vents, thus protecting your home from dangerous flying embers created by wildfires.
Why are baffles better for protection?
Baffles have long been used in commercial kitchens as a way to prevent stovetop fires. We have redesigned them to help keep flames, dangerous burning embers, and radiant heat out of your home during a wildfire. Baffles provide immediate protection during a wildfire from the very first second of exposure.
Another reason baffles are better is because they provide protection from driving rain, snow, and rodents. Our vents have passed stringent driving rain tests in Hurricane labs in Florida keep heavy driving rain out at even 140mph! Rodents are unable to chew or squeeze through our vents like they do with regular mesh vents, making them an excellent option for pest control!
What is an intumescent material?
BrandGuard Vents are equipped with a propriety material (intumescent) which expands in case of fire. The thermally activated strip expands up to 30 times its original thickness, sealing off the vent completely. This is an extreme measure to make sure that fire doesn’t penetrate the home.
Are custom vents/products available?
Yes, BrandGuard Vents will work with you and your needs to create a custom fire prevention vent for your project.
What are the key differences between soffit vents and eave vents?
Eaves and soffits overlap, so many homeowners are unsure whether they need one or both types of vents. Despite their proximity to one another they have quite different forms and functions.
Soffits/Continuous Soffits are long boards fixed to the underside of your home’s rafters, connecting the overhanging part of the roof to the side of the property.
Eaves can be exposed, boxed-in, abbreviated, or soffited. Providing a decorative and practical function, they are the edges of the roof, which is why you can hear them referred to as “roof eaves.”
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