Patent ID: 8291655

Claim:
A building comprising: a plurality of interconnected, upstanding side walls; and a roof including: a plurality of spaced rafters extending above the side walls, to a roof peak; roof decking including a plurality of roofing sheets positioned upon the plurality of spaced rafters, with upper ones of the plurality of roofing sheets including uppermost edge portions which terminate, at a position spaced from the roof peak; and a plurality of ridge vent braces, with each ridge vent brace including: a base leg; an upper leg; and a connecting leg joining the base leg and the upper leg while establishing a channel between the base leg and the upper leg, with the channel receiving the uppermost edge portion of a respective said roofing sheet such that the base leg is interposed between the rafters and the roof decking and the upper leg is positioned above the roof decking, wherein each of the plurality of ridge vent braces is stiff and substantially inflexible so as to prevent deformation of the uppermost edge portions of the roof decking; and at least one ridge vent member extending along the peak.