Roof Soffit Detail

Pull down to remove the old soffit.

Roof soffit detail.

A gable roof has a cornice along the side walls formed at the rafter ends. Select the roof edges you want your fascia to fix to. Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge. This will bring up a selection tool.

Hip roofs have a continuous cornice that extends completely around the building. Aluminum soffits can also be angled to follow the slope of the roof. Soffit and fascia repair 1. Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit.

To create soffits in revit go to the architecture tab roof dropdown soffit. Install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles. Use the edit dialogue in the properties tab to change your soffit construction materials and depth. For the fascia use noncombustible or fire resistant materials e g fire retardant treated.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Remove the rotted section of fascia. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. 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.

A flat soffit reduces the potential for entrapment of embers and hot gases. Use flat horizontal soffits see figure 3 instead of attaching the soffits to the sloped joists which creates sloped soffits. Then go to a suitable plan view and draw your soffit boundaries.