How To Install Siding At Roofline No Soffitt

Since soffit runs perpendicular to the wall you will be cutting many short pieces depending on the width of your overhang.

How to install siding at roofline no soffitt.

J channel is a piece designed to fit over siding and soffit pieces. Welcome youtube family to another how to diy video. It also is necessary to complete the soffit before the final course of siding is installed on the wall. Miter the soffit channels and install.

Slide one end into the j channel and nail the far side of the soffit to the wood fascia board using one nail to keep the soffit in place until you install the vinyl fascia. For corners install a transitional channel and miter cut your panels to fit. It mounts the siding to the wall and helps hold the soffit in place. This approach is preferred because it offers a cleaner look and for the gables some discard soffits completely and instead bend the return running the siding upward to soffit which will hold it in position.

For straight runs some contractors like to run up the siding and then place soffit j on top. However it is possible to install siding before soffit. The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed. Vinyl soffit is designed to be easily installed lengthwise from wall to fascia.

Cut your soffit pieces. For gabled soffits install two j channels back to back at the peak of the gable to receive the soffit. It can install on any type of house including wood or masonry. It is a corner or end piece that resembles the letter j.

When installing the fascia make sure to cut the fascia panels longer than you measure. This week we would like to show you how to install soffit products as well as fascia trim products. The installation of soffit will determine the positioning of the inside and outside corner posts. Most overhangs are 6 or 1.