How To Install Siding At Roofline No Soffitt

J channel is a piece designed to fit over siding and soffit pieces.

How to install siding at roofline no soffitt.

This week we would like to show you how to install soffit products as well as fascia trim products. When installing the fascia make sure to cut the fascia panels longer than you measure. Cut your soffit pieces. Welcome youtube family to another how to diy video.

However it is possible to install siding before soffit. 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. It is a corner or end piece that resembles the letter j. For straight runs some contractors like to run up the siding and then place soffit j on top.

For gabled soffits install two j channels back to back at the peak of the gable to receive the soffit. Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips. Most overhangs are 6 or 1. For corners install a transitional channel and miter cut your panels to fit.

J channel comes in 12 foot sections and is either 1 2 inch thick or 5 8 inches thick. 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. It can install on any type of house including wood or masonry. The installation of soffit will determine the positioning of the inside and outside corner posts.

Vinyl soffit is designed to be easily installed lengthwise from wall to fascia. Soffit panels are similar to vertical siding. 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.