The horizontal gable at the end of a gable roof creates an ideal spot for an attic vent. This is preferable, as gable vents are some of the best ways to vent an attic, over other options like ...

But the main roof peak, running the length of the house, doesn’t have ridge vents. Instead, gable vents are at each end of the house. The intakes are soffit vents. This seems to have worked fine ...