Gable Roof Soffit Installation

This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show.

Gable roof soffit installation. Write this number down. Measure the width of the sub fascia. Trim nails drip edge fascia j channel soffit panels. Closed eaves may be wide or narrow depending on the roof design.

Since your house is. By having the gable vent you get some sort of turbulence up there that interrupts that flow. Install soffit on a home before you install siding for ease and convenience. Cut the material once you have taken the measurements it s time to start making your cuts.

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. 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 the space on the underside of the eave from the wall to the outer. These can be repaired or soffits can be installed to create closed eaves.

Soffit is relatively easy to install but should be done with caution because of the height of gable roofs. So if you can have a soffit vent and a ridge vent that s the best situation. 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.

Put on leather gloves. A ledger plate is fastened to the wall to attach the soffit at that location. This will make accessing the soffit easier for installation. This is the first step in installing soffit because the edges once cut are very sharp.

Hold a 12 inch spirit level. Prefit as a means of checking. 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.