Gable Roof Soffit Corner

So how do you end eave soffit and transition to gable soffit.

Gable roof soffit corner.

This can be as far as two feet from the wall. They form a corner between the siding and soffit. Rake boards follow or parallel your roof pitch. 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.

Before you nail it slide it a tiny bit out from the back of the f channel approximately 1 16 inch. Soffits are actually part of the cornice or eave the point where the roof projection and the side walls of the building meet. Rakes can also be pronounced and finish the end of a gable overhang. 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 is a very small amount but it will keep your soffit from bending later. 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. Cut a 45 degree angle on adjoining pieces to give a mock miter appearance to corners. 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.

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. Framing a gable roof building a gable with barge end purlin struts and collar ties. Hip roofs have a continuous cornice that extends completely around the building. Nail j channel against the existing soffit into the soffit framing.

Each piece of 4 foot length should have a minimum of 6 screws in it. The other end will be closest to you. Thanks for the info. 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.

My next area of concern is which is the very corner where the gable end meets the 45 degree eave roof edge. This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show. A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends. The good news is unlike most roof repairs you can fix an eave or gable overhang rake without climbing onto the roof.

Begin at one bottom edge of the gable and slide the soffit into the f channel along the wall.