Homes without room for soffit vents usually use gable vents or shingled vents to take advantage of passive ventilation. These ...

Given the age of your home, I suspect that there is probably a vapor barrier, so the 1 to 150 ratio should suffice. The vent area should be divided equally between soffit and roof (or gable ...

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 ...

Seldom do most of us give much thought to the air flow in our attic. Ventilation is vital for roofing systems on homes with unheated attic spaces. Roof vents are the key to proper venting.

Ridge vents are more complex, so consider hiring a pro or having one installed during a roof replacement. Attic fans are ...

A: Attic vents in some shape or form have been a standard feature in home construction for many years. Drive down any street of older homes and you're sure to see gable vents staring at you from ...

Adding gable vents won't hurt, but they aren't necessary ... Yet, I still run into half a dozen or so homes every year that have great looking ridge vent installed on the roof but no corresponding ...

If we do that, should we block off the gable vents? Jeanne Huber can help solve your problems about home repairs, gardening issues and anything that affects your house, condo or apartment.

We do not consider them the same thing as the power roof vents." What I tell my clients during a home inspection is to block off the gable vents from the attic side of the home. C. Dwight Barnett ...