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.
The Raised Ranch of Our Era
These gable-laden monstrosities are going to be the raised ranch of this generation — the thing we look back on and wonder what we were thinking.
We Already Know What Works
We have tried and true looks that work. Want something more ornate? There’s plenty of craftsman or Victorian to draw from. Want clean? Plenty of that too. Bring back real craftsmanship instead of trying to liven things up by slapping on another gable. If you have to resort to that, the design has already failed. Start over.
Atrocities Are Being Committed
I’m not being dramatic. Houses with four, five, six random gables at awkward angles. Rooflines that make no structural or aesthetic sense. I’m relieved to know I’m not alone — there are fellow gable-resisters on Reddit who share the frustration.
Even that's Odd 
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