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Five projects close the places embers get into a house. Build one kit for all of them, or start with one and add the rest when you’re ready.

What should we cover?

  • Vents

    Wind carries embers through open vents into the attic and crawlspace, where they land on dust and framing.

    The parts. How we match vents

    Start with vents

  • Gutters

    Dry leaves and needles in a gutter are the first thing an ember lights, right against the roof edge.

    The parts

    Start with gutters

  • Garage door

    A worn bottom seal leaves a gap at floor level, and embers blow straight in onto whatever is stored there.

    The parts

    Start with garage door

  • Exterior gaps

    Gaps wider than about ⅛ in at siding joints, trim, and pipe penetrations let embers into the wall.

    The parts

    Start with exterior gaps

  • The first five feet

    Embers that land on bark mulch, dry plants, or a wood fence beside the wall start fires that reach the house.

    Measured from your answers and quoted by a local supplier or contractor.

    Start with the first five feet

Example kit: the whole house

A ranch house in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County.

Projects with parts ready
4 of 5
Parts
25
Boxes
4

  1. Vents

    Partly ready Priced by quote
    Vents: parts and quantities
    OpeningQtyPartPrice
    Opening 1A 6 Foundation vent, 8 × 16 in6 vents counted Quoted
    Opening 1B 10 Eave vent, 3½ × 14¼ in10 vents counted Quoted
    Opening 1D 1 Dryer vent hood, 4 in, metal flap1 vent counted Quoted
    • Opening 1CGable vents. Waiting on a measurement.

  2. Gutters

    Ready Priced by quote
    Gutters: parts and quantities
    OpeningQtyPartPrice
    Opening 2 3 Metal gutter guard, 5 in K-style, 40 ft120 ft needs 30 panels of 4 ft; 3 packs of 10 Quoted
    Opening 2 1 Corner and end kit for K-style guards4 corners, 4 per kit Quoted

  3. Garage door

    Ready Priced by quote
    Garage door: parts and quantities
    OpeningQtyPartPrice
    Opening 3A 1 Garage door bottom seal, T-style, 20 ft1 door (16 ft) cut from 1 roll of 20 ft Quoted
    Opening 3A 1 Garage door side and top seal kit, 16 × 8 ft1 door with daylight around the sides or top Quoted

  4. Exterior gaps

    Ready Priced by quote
    Exterior gaps: parts and quantities
    OpeningQtyPartPrice
    Opening 4A 1 Exterior sealant, 10.1 oz cartridge18 ft of ¼ in gap, with 15% kept for tooling Quoted
    Opening 4A 1 Backer rod, ⅜ in, 20 ft18 ft of gap, 20 ft per coil Quoted

  5. The first five feet

    Local work
    • Opening 5Gravel in place of bark mulch, 300 sq ft. 60 ft of wall, 5 ft out, 3 in deep: about 3 cu yd (4.2 tons). A landscape supply delivers it, or a local contractor does the work.Quoted separately
    • Opening 5Metal fence where it meets the house, 1 × 5 ft. The first 5 ft of the fence replaced with metal panels or a metal gate. A local fence contractor measures and quotes it.Quoted separately