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Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

Thanks!!! (I was looking at illustrations to try & figure it out & whether the illustrations were poor or not, I was having trouble.)

Older homes and even new ones here in the Villages have eaves. Designs have removed some of these and continued the roof as another pitched portion of the roof with no eave (maybe half the new homes) and this is called a hipped roof. Roofs then breathe through ridge vents and soffits instead, this eliminates some wind catching ability as the air streams over instead of directly into an attic through traditional side walled vents or box vents.

They are more costly, but demonstrate improvement in insulation and resistance to storm damage.