Frame Gable Roof Soffit

The other end will be closest to you.

Frame gable roof soffit. New roof system will need to be able to accommodate weight of snow drifting against existing wall or sliding off from roof depending upon whether reverse gable will be added to endwall or sidewall. Begin at one bottom edge of the gable and slide the soffit into the f channel along the wall. Here s how to frame a boxed soffit on the eave and gable end of a building. 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.

Before you nail it slide it a tiny bit out from the back of the f channel approximately 1 16 inch. Set out the wall plates to whatever centers you need for your gable roof 400 450 600 or 900 governed by the weight of roof covering ie tiles and cut fix the joists so they are parallel to each other and flush with the back edge of the wall plates. 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. 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.

With enclosed overhangs soffit will attach to this solid blocking. This is a very small amount but it will keep your soffit from bending later.