Framing Eaves 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.

Framing eaves roof.

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. A building with a hip roof has more eaves than a building with a gable roof. Do this beneath the eaves all round the house.

The ceiling joists pushed the rafters up and gave extra height to the building. Open eaves with trusses. An eave is the part of a roof that overhangs the building s exterior walls. Pry off the shingle mold.

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. What hip roofs demand in extra framing. 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.

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.