Finishing Garage Roof Soffit

For a typical 20 x 22 ft.

Finishing garage roof soffit. Soffit is the hard aluminum wood or vinyl material that covers the underside of a roof s overhangs and provides a finished look. Vent chutes have a channel that prevents blown insulation from blocking the airflow from the soffit vents to the attic space. Remove the rotted section of fascia. All the roof edges are eaves no gable ends so flat soffits continue around corners.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. In of vent opening per 300 sq. Of attic divided between the soffit and roof vents. If you ve already put your drip edge on the top edge of your shed then don t move it.

Make 45 degree cuts on panels using the 45 degree feature on your soffit table. However there is a better solution for finishing the top layer of shingles on your shed roof and it involves putting on your top edge drip edge over the next to last layer of shingles. Make sure your ventilation is effective by installing vent chutes between the trusses. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing.

Fit soffit around corners by installing back to back j channel or miter divider to handle the splice. Garage you d need about six 4 in. Cut 1 4 inch plywood panels to fill the area from the back of the fascia below the 1 by 2 to the wall. Soffit add the finishing touch under the eaves.

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. Cut 1 4 inch thick screen molding to fit along both edges and the ends of your soffit. Soffit vents and two standard square roof vents. Hip roofs are pyramid shaped so all the roof surfaces slope up from the eaves.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. 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. A good rule of thumb is a total of 1 sq. Soffit and fascia repair 1.