Gable Roof Soffit Corner

Soffits are actually part of the cornice or eave the point where the roof projection and the side walls of the building meet.

Gable roof soffit corner.

So how do you end eave soffit and transition to gable soffit. The other end will be closest to you. Here s how to frame a boxed soffit on the eave and gable end of a building. This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show.

Rake boards follow or parallel your roof pitch. Roof repairs typically involve replacing damaged shingles and rusted flashing but the overhang of a roof is often the first area to succumb to rot peeling paint and other weather related problems. Rakes can also be pronounced and finish the end of a gable overhang. This is a very small amount but it will keep your soffit from bending later.

Nail j channel against the existing soffit into the soffit framing. This configuration gives the look of an open eave but it has the same benefits ease of maintenance and energy performance as a closed eave. Start at one corner of your house and work your way around using the drill or electric screwdriver to drive one wood screw twice as long as the material is thick through the soffit material and into the gable at each corner of the piece and one in the middle. This can be as far as two feet from the wall.

Framing a gable roof building a gable with barge end purlin struts and collar ties. The cleanest look for a gable end with a closed eave is to angle the soffit therefore eliminating the need to resolve the eave at the gable end. Each piece of 4 foot length should have a minimum of 6 screws in it. On corners notch the top and backside of the j channel the width of corner boards and cut the bottom to extend past corner boards the width of the next piece.

Thanks for the info. From the edge of my fascia board its like 9 to sheathing. My next area of concern is which is the very corner where the gable end meets the 45 degree eave roof edge. The good news is unlike most roof repairs you can fix an eave or gable overhang rake without climbing onto the roof.

Hip roofs have a continuous cornice that extends completely around the building. A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends. Begin at one bottom edge of the gable and slide the soffit into the f channel along the wall. That rafter outside forms the overhang for the barge boards to fix to and so the soffit boards and ventilation are continuous all the way.

Before you nail it slide it a tiny bit out from the back of the f channel approximately 1 16 inch.