Finishing Garage Roof Soffet

From what we ve noticed and our personal experience most builders do not finish garages.

Finishing garage roof soffet.

Take your ladder and get to the outside of the house placing it under the intended side of the vent. Remove sections of siding immediately adjacent to the top edge of the roof. Vent chutes have a channel that prevents blown insulation from blocking the airflow from the soffit vents to the attic space. Most soffit comes in long 12 inch wide strips and you must cut it into pieces to fit the dimensions of your sub fascia.

2 pieces of 3 3 windows 1 door 1 garage door doors and windows. In of vent opening per 300 sq. 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 and fascia repair 1.

Soffit vents and two standard square roof vents. Make sure your ventilation is effective by installing vent chutes between the trusses. Soffit is the hard aluminum wood or vinyl material that covers the underside of a roof s overhangs and provides a finished look. 1 4 lumber and 1 1 4 finishing nails trims.

If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. A good rule of thumb is a total of 1 sq. They usually just finish the one or two firewalls because it is required by code. Garage you d need about six 4 in.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Soffit add the finishing touch under the eaves. Housewrap lap siding boards siding. Chalk line tape measure spirit level carpentry pencil.

For a typical 20 x 22 ft. Put the piece of cardboard over the hole drill and draw a contour of the cardboard on the soffit. Of attic divided between the soffit and roof vents. Other than cost cutting the reason may be because as far as i can tell this is not an issue for most people.

Smartside 23 938 in x 191 875 in 38 series primed wood vented soffit. Remove the rotted section of fascia. Pull down to remove the old soffit. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing.

Now all you have to do is cut out the outline with a saw and insert the soffit by fixing it with a nail. This includes building ou. Finish the shingles up to the top edge of the lean to as described in steps 1 5 above.