My attic has a gable vent at one end....the other end has no vent. We have soffits in the house, and I believe they allow plenty of intake air (when we had the house resided, the soffits were done using "vertical" vinyl siding, running perpendicular to the house.........the end channels of the siding are in an aluminum j- channel, but are not sealed so essentially we are getting air intake from wherever there is soffit).
The gable vent had a powered motor on it, but I believe its dead (I flick the switch on even on the hottest summer days and it doesnt kick on). Ive been advised NOT to replace it with a new one. My issue is that the gable opening is allowing quite a bit of air *into* the attic (as evidenced by the very dirty fiberglass insulation below the gable opening).
Is there any louver type setup that can be installed that would basically open with the heat exiting the attic, and close when there isnt enough heat flowing out?
Im thinking the correct way to fix it is install a ridge vent and then just seal off the gable opening. But I was just wondering if there was a temporary quick fix until I can get a roofer out.
Thanks!
-Chris