How Build Out Soffits On A Roof

Note that a squirrel had built a large nest above the soffit shown here.

How build out soffits on a roof.

Soffits are actually part of the cornice or eave the point where the roof projection and the side walls of the building meet. Determining the size depends on your needs. Purpose of the roof soffit. A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Remove the rotted section of fascia. For starters it can improve your property s overall aesthetic appeal as it covers up your eaves preventing your rafter from being completely exposed. Soffits help ventilate the attic via soffit vents screened or perforated vent strips or holes in the soffit panels.

The vents let air flow into the rafter bays where it travels up along the underside of the roof and out through exhaust vents near the roof peak. Hip roofs have a continuous cornice that extends completely around the building. Soffit is the hard aluminum wood or vinyl material that covers the underside of a roof s overhangs and provides a finished look. In this video i show my technique for building the bird boxes at the corners of the eaves and then installing sof.

If you re merely trying to conceal pipes ducting or wires on the ceiling you may want to tailor the soffit size so that it is simply able to adequately cover whatever needs hidden. How to build a shed roof step by step. This week we would like to show you how to install soffit products as well as fascia trim products. Pull down to remove the old soffit.

Most soffit comes in long 12 inch wide strips and you must cut it into pieces to fit the dimensions of your sub fascia. Welcome youtube family to another how to diy video. Come learn how you can build your own shed. Use a reciprocating saw to chop out the rotted rafter.

The first step to building a soffit is to measure out the size of your intended soffit and mark it on the wall and ceiling with a pencil.