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Originally posted by RickM
The ridge vent can be retrofitted if you have that same shingle available to cover. It s relatively inexpesive. Your gable vents do look a bit small but not too bad.
If you're ripping off the siding for stucco then do complete replacement windows. That's different from replacement widows that use the existing frame for installation. You end up with a smaller window.
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I'll look into the ridge retrofit. Problem with the gable vents is my attic space is the size of two of the above house put together, plus its wider.I should the same size gables the above houses have, of which I think I'll do myself.
I planned on the complete replacement windows. Just seeing which product would hold up in my climate, with my sun exposer, of which half the house gets hit from 10:00am to 7:00pm, and its above 100 by 10:00. I'm thinking of getting the colored sun blocking screens to help with the cooling of the house from the direct sun exposer.
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Those are actually for hot air out in the upper picture; these can be replaced with a gable fan to pull out the hot air rather than putting holes in the roof for fans/vents. Installing larger ones may do the trick too.
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I'm going to do that, expand the size of the gables on both sides of the house. I think that will make a big difference. It gets hot out here, and I want to make as comfortable as possible in the home, and in the wallet.