Framing Eaves Roof

What hip roofs demand in extra framing.

Framing eaves roof.

Do this beneath the eaves all round the house. Pry off the shingle mold. Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height. 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.

Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section. An eave is the part of a roof that overhangs the building s exterior walls. 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. Before roof trusses the exposed rafter tails were an extension of the roof framing.

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

The ceiling joists pushed the rafters up and gave extra height to the building.