Framing Eaves Roof

Open eaves with trusses.

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. 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. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height.

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

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. 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. On both ends of the roof i let the subfascia run out beyond the anticipated width of the rakes.

What hip roofs demand in extra framing.