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Flat Roof Ventilation

Published by City of Markham

This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type
Guide
Published by
City of Markham
Date
January 1, 2025
For
builder
Building types
All building types
Pages
2
Instruments
CAN3-A93-M, Natural Airflow Ventilation for Buildings

Overview

The City of Markham's Builder Tip No. 71, dated January 1, 2025 and updated to the 2024 OBC, listed with its non-housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code though it quotes Part 9: Article 9.19.1.1., Required Venting, Sentences 9.19.1.2.(2) to (5) on a 1/150 vent area for low-slope and joist roofs, 25% of vents at top and bottom, 38 mm cross purlins and CAN3-A93-M vents, and Article 9.19.1.3. on 63 mm clearance above insulation. Its objective applies this to flat roofs and cathedral ceilings without attic spaces.

What it covers

  • 9.19.1.1. Required Venting
  • 9.19.1.2. Vent Requirements
  • 9.19.1.3. Clearances
  • Objective
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