Roof Overhang Soffit

Nail down any loose boards or trim on the eaves.

Roof overhang soffit.

Rectangular white weather resistant aluminum soffit vent sold in a carton of 50 only model sv202wh 234 00 carton 234 00 carton. It s the skin that covers your eaves without it you would see your rafter beams fully exposed. How to install a soffit overhang. The length of the overhang depends primarily on the climate.

Place a carpenter s level across the gap along the. Soffited eaves and gable overhangs are susceptible to water damage caused by ice dams improper flashing torn shingles and faulty gutters. Damage is also caused by birds and squirrels nesting inside eaves. This overhang can go by a few names such as the house eaves or the rafters of your roof.

Nail the f channel to the bottom outer edge of the fascia placing a nail every 6 to 12 inches. The f channel is used to hold the soffit. The underside of this overhang when given a finished appearance is known as the soffit which means something fixed underneath. Your roof by necessity will often times extend over the walls of your home.

And once water has seeped in the rot spreads quickly because the wood stays soggy inside the dark dank space. Soffit serves both an aesthetic and functional purpose for a building s roofing system. Roof overhangs are the amount that the roof hangs over the top of the siding in residential home construction. The siding underneath the overhang is known as the soffit.

Air vent 2 3 in. For this article we ll focus on soffit for its primary use the roof overhang.