Gable Roof Soffit Installation

Hold a 12 inch spirit level.

Gable roof soffit installation. 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. So if you can have a soffit vent and a ridge vent that s the best situation. This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show. This is the first step in installing soffit because the edges once cut are very sharp.

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. Prefit as a means of checking. By having the gable vent you get some sort of turbulence up there that interrupts that flow. Here s how to frame a boxed soffit on the eave and gable end of a building.

Cut the material once you have taken the measurements it s time to start making your cuts. Install soffit on a home before you install siding for ease and convenience. Measure the width of the sub fascia. Soffit is relatively easy to install but should be done with caution because of the height of gable roofs.

This will make accessing the soffit easier for installation. Since your house is. On narrow eaves the rafter ends serve to fasten the soffit and fascia. These can be repaired or soffits can be installed to create closed eaves.

Measure measure the total perimeter of your roofline at the eaves from corner to corner. Put on leather gloves. Trim nails drip edge fascia j channel soffit panels. 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. Write this number down. How to install soffits on a gable roof step 1.