How To Cover Register Vent

Gable vent on a house — Gable vents can really produce more ventilation and moisture problems. (DepositPhotos)

If your home has a ridge vent and gable vents, and you lot plan to install soffit vents, should you cover the gable vents?

Yes. You'll desire to install soffit vents and close those gable vents. Otherwise, gable vents can alter the air menstruation around the ridge vent. This is especially a problem when wind blows parallel to the ridge. This tin reverse the airflow, pulling air, rain and snow through the ridge vent.

Then, once you lot install soffit vents, close the gable vents. Soffit vents and ridge vents provide optimal attic ventilation.

Now, what should you do next? Yous can leave the gable vents in place and cover them with plywood from the inside, making them ineffective. Or yous can replace them with decorative, non-venting gable vents made of plastic. They come in a diversity of shapes and sizes.

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