How To Install Soffits On A Gable Roof

Soffit vents are one of the most popular intake vent styles.

How to install soffits on a gable roof.

Welcome youtube family to another how to diy video. Make 45 degree cuts on panels using the 45 degree feature on your soffit table. Slide one end into the j channel and nail the far side of the soffit to the wood fascia board using one nail to keep the soffit in place until you install the vinyl fascia. Installing a soffit on a gable roof sounds difficult but with the proper tools and a little time you can do it quite easily in a weekend.

Cut your soffit pieces. Most overhangs are 6 or 1. All the roof edges are eaves no gable ends so flat soffits continue around corners. With the correct tools and supplies you can install soffit on your gable roof.

This week we would like to show you how to install soffit products as well as fascia trim products. They are easy to install under the roof s overhang which is known as the soffit are generally hidden from sight and provide excellent protection from weather outdoor debris and pests while still allowing air to flow into the attic. Fit soffit around corners by installing back to back j channel or miter divider to handle the splice. A soffit is construct that covers the underside of the eave overhang on your roof.

Since soffit runs perpendicular to the wall you will be cutting many short pieces depending on the width of your overhang. Hip roofs are pyramid shaped so all the roof surfaces slope up from the eaves.