This article focuses around a person who read that ridge vents are unnecessary and even detrimental to houses with gable and soffit vents. Their sister, whose house has gable and soffit vents, is getting a roof renovation and being advised by the contractor to install a ridge vent. Is it okay for her to tell the contractor not to? The advice on the issue is mixed. Some say that it would be best to block the gable vents and install a ridge vent per the contractor’s suggestion, while others believe that gable installations were sometimes done in such a way that blocking off the gable vents would prevent a ridge vent from functioning properly.
Read the full article here: Does a Roof Need a Ridge Vent?