Framing Eaves Roof

Home eaves are considered heat traps so closing the space with fascia board and soffit panels helps to prevent a fire from igniting inside a home.

Framing eaves roof.

Finish the eaves framing after ripping the top of the subfascia with a circular saw set to 26 5 degrees i flushed the top ripped edge with the top of the plumb cut on the rafters and screwed the subfascia to the rafter tails. Pry off the shingle mold. Box frame roof eaves wind can blow fire embers inside an attic vent so sometimes homeowners in high wind dry areas choose to box in their roof eaves. An eave is the part of a roof that overhangs the building s exterior walls.

Before roof trusses the exposed rafter tails were an extension of the roof framing. Step 1 prepare the eaves for soffit installation using the inch screws secure the f channel or j channel to the sides of the eaves for the soffit panel to slide into. Starting at one corner of the roof wedge a pry bar into the narrow space at the top of the shingle mold the thin wooden strip that sits just below the shingles. On both ends of the roof i let the subfascia run out beyond the anticipated width of the rakes.

Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section. When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord. Open eaves with trusses. Do this beneath the eaves all round the house.

What hip roofs demand in extra framing.