Can I use a fan for additional attic ventilation in addition of gable vents?

Should attic fans be used with gable vents? Certain attics may even require an attic fan due to lack of venting options. When proper ventilation isn't set up on some brick and stucco homes, adding a fan will help. Or if the home style will be taken away from by adding gable vents. Some HOA rules are against changing of any original designs that will visually reduce property values. This is not taking into consideration what improper ventilation will do to a home or how quickly this will reduce a property's value bringing down an entire neighborhood. In cases such as dealing with an HOA, proper planning upon your part can be the deciding factor. Bringing to the neighborhoods attention of the builder not properly venting most homes attics will give the upper hand in most cases for additional gable vents or venting options to be approved. As long as they are aesthetically pleasing. The HOA is only there to maintain the neighborhood's property values. They usually know nothing of structure or beyond the color paint allowed. But if you plan on being in your home over 10 years, this should be a high priority as preventative maintenance. Looks great now, but soon the roof is cooking inside and out, boards are swelling or rotting, plywood decking is being pushed and pulled until it buckles. This average $500 fix may cost $50,000 in just 10 or 15 years when the entire roof needs replaced.

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