In recent years there has been a trend away from traditional attic ventilation by many US new home builders. Wood frame homes traditionally had either gable end vents in end walls or roof vents combined with soffit vents to allow attic ventilation. Today, many builders are leaving gable end vents off their homes and are instead relying on ridge vents only. In many other homes, vinyl siding installers are covering vents with new siding or replacing large capacity wood vents with smaller capacity vinyl molded vents. Vented ridge are good, but are they enough? Ridge vents that are clogged with leafs, dirt, covered with snow or ice, or simply not large enough to adequately ventilate large attics will lead to condensation problems ect. Moisture is constantly flowing upward from your living areas to the attic, If it cannot escape the attic, it will condense on the coolest surface around, the inside of the roof sheathing. Condensation on inside of roof sheathing will cause problems such as mold, mildew, and most importantly it will shorten the useful life of sheathing and shingles. In addition to moisture problems, inadequate ventilation can lead to extreme temperatures which will also cup and damage shingles, warp boards, and damage any items stored in the attic space. Adequate under eave soffit vents or continuous soffit vents are very important in supplying cool fresh air into the attic as the gable end or ridge vents exhaust the hot humid air out. Make sure your soffit vents are not blocked in anyway. Consider adding our stylish gable end vents to your attic along with ridge and soffit vents to make sure you are properly venting your attic.