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   Malcolm_Taylor | Oct 10, 2023 04:59pm | #1

   eorr,

   If you have continuous venting on the soffits and ridge, you don't need any more.

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   eorr | Oct 10, 2023 05:05pm | #2

   Thanks, Malcolm, do you mean continuous venting on the eave soffits and the ridge? Then would vented soffits at the gables throw off venting the same way a gable vent would?

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   Malcolm_Taylor | Oct 10, 2023 05:20pm | #3

   eorr,

   The idea that gable vents short circuit ridge vents has been walked back by Joe L and Martin. Using vented soffit material on the gable would do no harm at all (most production builders use the same stuff everywhere) , but usually the framing between the gable overhang and the main roof is not connected, as there is blocking over the gable wall. My response would better have been phrased: Use any material you want on the gable end soffits. It doesn't make much difference either way.

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   eorr | Oct 10, 2023 06:49pm | #4

   Thank you, that makes sense.