Q: I own a 1970s-era ranch home (26 feet by 42 feet) with gable vents at the ends. I had a 24-by-26-foot addition put on it. The builder did a roof ridge venting system on the addition and ...

If your home also has a gable vent, canned vent, electric fan or turbine vent — or any combination of these — the thermal airflow will be interrupted and the ridge vent can become an intake ...

HOUSTON, March 17, 2025--Westlake Royal Building Products™ ("Westlake Royal"), a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), is introducing four new gable vents to its Mid-America® line of exterior siding ...

The vent area should be divided equally between soffit and roof (or gable) vents. Thus, in the 2,500 square-foot attic noted above, at least 8.3 square feet should be allocated to soffit vents and ...

1. the original roof was not vented other than gable vents at each end. 2. we stripped and replaced the roof - while doing so we added a ridge vent along the 24’ by 28’ half of the house.

Q: I have a house built in the late 1980s that has gable and soffit vents. Three years ago, I had a new roof put on and a ridge vent was installed. I am in the process of getting quotes to have ...

Most gable vents are approximately 12 inches wide by 18 inches high, and a 12-inch diameter box fan can be fastened to the attic side of the vent, ...

Dear Ken: I have turbine vents on the roof. Should I cover them in the winter? It may help you to know that I have those gable vents in the side walls, too. — Paul Answer: It’s a good idea to ...

Q. We’ve received two bids to re-do our roof and add much needed ventilation to our attic, which is not ventilated at all. One roofer told us that ridge vents are required by code and that he ...

HOUSTON — Westlake Royal Building Products ™ (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), is introducing four new gable vents to its Mid-America ® line of exterior siding accessories. The new ...