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First photo shows all the hip joints Second show the soffit at the bottom that goes all the way around the house Third shows the top of the dormer room wall I thought roofers did not put roofs on without vents anymore, I guess I should have reminded him!

The house was built in 1923. Had a fire in the 70's...not sure how bad. The trusses are old, dark wood, 2 X 8 and some 2 X 10's. No metal plates. The dormer rooms were added in the 80's..I think. There are many triangles that terminate at or just after the top of the dormer wall. The walls in...

REVISION: The flat part of the ceiling in one dormer is 15" and 11" in the other...not much of an access door could be cut. The angled part of the ceiling that matches the pitch is about 40"...in all the dormer rooms.

Thanks MightyGiving! The roof is steel that looks like slate tiles. I can cut-in vents at the highest point in the open attic space, which would be at the top edge of the dormer wall...to allow draw. But, what should I do about the peak above the dormer? The peaks above the dormer rooms...

We have a 3rd floor living space that has a "multi-faceted" hip roof. The attic space is broken-up with dormer (rooms), and the peak above each dormer is 'dead space", cut-off from the rest of the attic. Two of the dormers are small bedrooms, and the third is a bathroom. There is a soffit...