What is going on with all the gables being added to homes over the last 10 years? Seriously, are there tax breaks for the more gables you have that I don’t know about? Or have architects and builders just gotten too lazy to figure out a coherent design plan?
The logic seems to be: Design doesn’t work? Stick a gable on it. Problem solved, right? Wrong.
The Raised Ranch of Our Era
These gable-laden monstrosities are going to be the raised ranch of this generation—the design choice we’ll look back on with collective regret and wonder what we were thinking. Did we learn nothing as a society from past architectural mistakes?
We Have Time-Tested Solutions
For home design, we already have tried and true looks that actually work. Want something more ornate? There are plenty of beautiful craftsman or Victorian styles to draw from as a foundation. These are designs rooted in actual craftsmanship and thoughtful composition.
Let’s bring back real craftsmanship rather than trying to “liven things up” by slapping on another gable. If you have to resort to that, the design has already failed. Just start over.
Serious Design Atrocities Are Being Committed
I’m not being dramatic here—atrocities are genuinely being committed in residential architecture. Homes with four, five, six random gables jutting out at awkward angles, creating chaotic rooflines that make no structural or aesthetic sense.
Just say no to gratuitous gables.
Serious design mistakes are being made, and we need to stop this trend before it defines an entire decade of housing stock. I’m relieved to know I’m not alone—there are fellow gable-resisters on Reddit who share this frustration.
Our neighborhoods deserve better. Our homeowners deserve better. It’s time to return to thoughtful, intentional design instead of the “more is more” gable philosophy that’s plaguing new construction.
Please. Just. Stop.
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