How To Build A Roof Soffit

Remove the rotted section of fascia.

How to build a roof soffit.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. This week we would like to show you how to install soffit products as well as fascia trim products. Soffit and fascia repair 1. Make 45 degree cuts on panels using the 45 degree feature on your soffit table.

Gable roof soffit and fascia this video shows the framing process from start to finish of the gable end wall in this house on the loft side of the house. Two contractors use a tool to build a box frame in this home repair project. For the greatest precision make your cuts using a miter saw and use the framing nailer or a screw gun and drywall screws to. Welcome youtube family to another how to diy video.

A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends. Using your measurements as a guide create a simple box frame out of 2x4 lumber. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. All the roof edges are eaves no gable ends so flat soffits continue around corners.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Soffits are actually part of the cornice or eave the point where the roof projection and the side walls of the building meet. Soffit vents draw cool air into the roof straight from outside and normally they then expel warm air through outlet vents at the top most point of the roof through a ridge vent. Soffit vents are often present in new homes often paired with a another ventilation system to optimise their performance.

If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. How to build a soffit box or gable end soffit box using vinyl or aluminum soffit and fascia.