Finishing Garage Roof Soffit

A good rule of thumb is a total of 1 sq.

Finishing garage roof soffit.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Make sure your ventilation is effective by installing vent chutes between the trusses. Cut 1 4 inch thick screen molding to fit along both edges and the ends of your soffit. Adding more nail holes to a finished roof is not recommended.

Remove the rotted section of fascia. Garage you d need about six 4 in. Most soffit comes in long 12 inch wide strips and you must cut it into pieces to fit the dimensions of your sub fascia. Vent chutes have a channel that prevents blown insulation from blocking the airflow from the soffit vents to the attic space.

Hip roofs are pyramid shaped so all the roof surfaces slope up from the eaves. 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. Soffit is the hard aluminum wood or vinyl material that covers the underside of a roof s overhangs and provides a finished look. Cut 1 4 inch plywood panels to fill the area from the back of the fascia below the 1 by 2 to the wall.

If you ve already put your drip edge on the top edge of your shed then don t move it. Fit soffit around corners by installing back to back j channel or miter divider to handle the splice. Soffit and fascia repair 1. Make 45 degree cuts on panels using the 45 degree feature on your soffit table.

Soffit add the finishing touch under the eaves. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Pull down to remove the old soffit. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.

All the roof edges are eaves no gable ends so flat soffits continue around corners. Staple these plywood soffit panels to the bottom face of the 1 by 2 and the bottom edge of the 1 by 4 on the wall. For a typical 20 x 22 ft. In of vent opening per 300 sq.