Framing Eaves Roof

Open eaves with trusses.

Framing eaves roof.

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. The ceiling joists pushed the rafters up and gave extra height to the building. 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. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height.

Pry off the shingle mold. When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord. An eave is the part of a roof that overhangs the building s exterior walls. A building with a hip roof has more eaves than a building with a gable 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. 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. Do this beneath the eaves all round the house. Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section.

Before roof trusses the exposed rafter tails were an extension of the roof framing.