Finishing Garage Roof Soffet

Of attic divided between the soffit and roof vents.

Finishing garage roof soffet.

Make sure your ventilation is effective by installing vent chutes between the trusses. Soffit add the finishing touch under the eaves. 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. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.

For a typical 20 x 22 ft. 1 4 lumber and 1 1 4 finishing nails trims. Vent chutes have a channel that prevents blown insulation from blocking the airflow from the soffit vents to the attic space. From what we ve noticed and our personal experience most builders do not finish garages.

Soffit is the hard aluminum wood or vinyl material that covers the underside of a roof s overhangs and provides a finished look. Now all you have to do is cut out the outline with a saw and insert the soffit by fixing it with a nail. Take your ladder and get to the outside of the house placing it under the intended side of the vent. Put the piece of cardboard over the hole drill and draw a contour of the cardboard on the soffit.

In this episode of how to build a garage we wrap up wall framing with the front garage door header and move right on to overhangs. In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. Most soffit comes in long 12 inch wide strips and you must cut it into pieces to fit the dimensions of your sub fascia. Garage you d need about six 4 in.

Remove the rotted section of fascia. Finish the shingles up to the top edge of the lean to as described in steps 1 5 above. If the siding is vinyl use a siding removal tool to pop out the bottom edge. Other than cost cutting the reason may be because as far as i can tell this is not an issue for most people.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. In of vent opening per 300 sq. Housewrap lap siding boards siding. Smartside 23 938 in x 191 875 in 38 series primed wood vented soffit.

Soffit and fascia repair 1. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. 2 pieces of 3 3 windows 1 door 1 garage door doors and windows.

Soffit vents and two standard square roof vents. A good rule of thumb is a total of 1 sq. Remove sections of siding immediately adjacent to the top edge of the roof.