Roof edge or eaves edge all the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
Board under roof overhang.
Type of plywood used on roofing.
Also known as a fascia.
You ll need to build gable ladders also called soffit ladders.
Usually made from 1 2 inch plywood the decking closes and reinforces the roof structure and provides a nailbed for the shingles.
It costs even less and is.
Remove the gutters and roof flashing if needed.
The good news is unlike most roof repairs you can fix an eave or gable overhang rake without climbing onto the roof.
Builders love plywood for its water resistance structural stability and low cost.
Adding an overhang to the gable ends of your shed is a similar process to framing out a new one.
The gable end fascia is the trim board attached to the roof edges extending from ridge to lower roof edge and where a rake overhang is present covering the outermost rake rafter or barge rafter.
In order to give yourself clear access to the eaves you may first need to detach the drainage structures covering them.
They also love oriented strand board though.
Measure from the edge of the plywood outside of the wall over to whatever the overhang will be and square a line up to indicate the end of the truss tail.
Do the same for flashing where it overlaps the edges of the overhang.
Add an inch and a half for subfascia strike a line.
If you plan on adding a gable overhang or rake in addition to eaves make sure you extend the fascia board beyond the last rafter to support the new rake.
A soffit is the horizontal underside of a roof overhang an archway a staircase a ceiling or a similar architectural component.
From the italian soffitta for under and figgere to fix the word soffit dates back to the days of early palladian architecture.
Under the quebec construction code certain kinds of particleboard are also authorized.
A little more trivia.
Roof repairs typically involve replacing damaged shingles and rusted flashing but the overhang of a roof is often the first area to succumb to rot peeling paint and other weather related problems.
The fully adhered membrane over the top surface of the upper layer of plywood directly under the roof shingles is for water control.
