This is preferable, as gable vents are some of the best ways to vent an attic, over other options like ridge vents, roof turbines, and soffit vents.

I am reroofing the house and have a question about roof venting. Most houses in the neighborhood have ridge vents on all their ridges. Some have electric vent fans, and one house has a fan powered ...

Q: In my primary residence, I had a ridge vent and shingle-over intake vents placed when it got its latest roof, and I had new insulation placed in the attic ...

Mom wondered why these guys were tearing off her roof. After everyone collected ... The house is still standing, and it is now sporting a new ridge vent and a couple of new rows of shingles.