Intake vents are usually located in the eaves or soffits ... "You should not have gable vents with ridge vents and soffit vents," he says, "It defeats the purpose." The ridge vents will pull ...

Then, when the meltwater reaches the eaves, it freezes and forms a dam. More meltwater puddles behind the dam and can find its way under the shingles. Soffit vents often get plugged by debris ...