Installing Aluminum Soffit Hip Roof

Soffit fascia installation tips.

Installing aluminum soffit hip roof.

Aluminum fascia with hip roof 1. Any handy diy person can have success installing this stuff but your experience depends on understanding the challenges involved and the steps you take to achieve the three main aluminum soffit and fascia goals. One nail every 36 in. Look on either side of the long soffit strip.

When installed these ridges will run perpendicular to the house. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Cut your soffit in pieces. To turn a corner measure from the channel at the wall corner to the channel at the corner of the fascia board subtract 1 4 inch for expansion.

Cut the width of the sub fascia minus 1 8 inch. Soffit fascia installation tips hip roof do not over nail fascia trim. Place next piece to overlap and continue installation. Frieze runner location align top of channel to bottom edge of fascia board.

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. Using nailing flange of channel nail and install along the entire length of the wall surface. Soffit is the horizontal area underneath a roof overhang and fascia is the vertical face of the edge of a roof. Frieze runner top edge of runner channel must be level and aligned with the bottom surface of the fascia board.

Soffit nails into each of the outer v grooves the groove flange and the center groove of panels that have center backing. A couple tricks with cutting and prepping aluminum soffit material to ensure a nice looking soffit. Fascia corners cut bottom flange and bend 1 of end to make lap fold and form box at corner. Install a soffit double channel lineal or h bar.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Make sure all panels are securely locked in place the entire length of the soffit run. Square up the panel to the house with a carpenter s square and nail the outside of the panel to the bottom of the wooden fascia. Frieze runner bottom edge of runner channel must be level and aligned with the bottom surface of the fascia board.

Soffit panels cut at 45. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof line. Use a trim nail punch to drive 1 1 2 in.