Roof Soffit Detail

Install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles.

Roof soffit detail.

Select the roof edges you want your fascia to fix to. A flat soffit reduces the potential for entrapment of embers and hot gases. For the fascia use noncombustible or fire resistant materials e g fire retardant treated. Aluminum soffits can also be angled to follow the slope of the roof.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Hip roofs have a continuous cornice that extends completely around the building. Then go to a suitable plan view and draw your soffit boundaries. A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends.

Instead of the flat boxed soffits shown in this article older and some newer homes may have a soffit style that features either exposed rafter tails or enclosed soffits that follow the slope of the roof. Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. To create soffits in revit go to the architecture tab roof dropdown soffit.

The underside of the roof decking. Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit. Soffit and fascia repair 1. Use the edit dialogue in the properties tab to change your soffit construction materials and depth.

This will bring up a selection tool. Remove the rotted section of fascia. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later.