Gable Roof Soffit Installation

Trim nails drip edge fascia j channel soffit panels.

Gable roof soffit installation.

This is the first step in installing soffit because the edges once cut are very sharp. Closed eaves may be wide or narrow depending on the roof design. A ledger plate is fastened to the wall to attach the soffit at that location. Since your house is.

On narrow eaves the rafter ends serve to fasten the soffit and fascia. 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. How to install soffits on a gable roof step 1. Measure measure the total perimeter of your roofline at the eaves from corner to corner.

Prefit as a means of checking. Here s how to frame a boxed soffit on the eave and gable end of a building. Put on leather gloves. Hold a 12 inch spirit level.

If you re not going to have a soffit vent frankly it really doesn t matter because you re not going to have the pattern that we would like you to have and you. This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show. Measure the width of the sub fascia. Write this number down.

Cut the material once you have taken the measurements it s time to start making your cuts. So if you can have a soffit vent and a ridge vent that s the best situation. Install soffit on a home before you install siding for ease and convenience. This will make accessing the soffit easier for installation.

These can be repaired or soffits can be installed to create closed eaves. By having the gable vent you get some sort of turbulence up there that interrupts that flow. Mark a straight line on the side of the house to prepare it for a j channel which can support the rear edge of aluminum or vinyl soffit or wood soffits as well.