Framing Eaves Roof

Open eaves with trusses.

Framing eaves roof.

An eave is the part of a roof that overhangs the building s exterior walls. Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section. 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. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height.

The ceiling joists pushed the rafters up and gave extra height to the building. Before roof trusses the exposed rafter tails were an extension of the roof framing. A building with a hip roof has more eaves than a building with a gable roof. When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord.

Do this beneath the eaves all round the house. 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. On both ends of the roof i let the subfascia run out beyond the anticipated width of the rakes. Pry off the shingle mold.

What hip roofs demand in extra framing.