Your roof will almost always extend over your home’s walls.This overhang may be known by other names; it can be referred to as the house eaves or the rafters of your roof. When done, the bottom half of this overhang is referred to as the soffit, which means “something fixed underneath”.
Soffit is the material that sits between the roof’s eaves, where the fascia and gutters are attached to the wall. Roofs which are those without overhangs do not have soffits.
Stand outside your front door and look up. Do you have what looks like your home siding that juts out from the facade of your house? You’ve found your house soffit.
What is a soffit board?
What is the cost to replace soffit?
The soffit installation cost depends on the following aspects.
- Such includes the roof extension of the home and can be installed.
- The materials selected:.
- The deals that existed at that time. One can compare cost material, but it is not practical to sum an installation price unless a similar project has already been completed.
You Need One Why
The prime use behind attaching a soffit to your home is ventilation. . Generally, attics get too hot over time due to the exposure to direct sun on the house as well as the heat generated inside. If this heat doesn’t have enough airflow, it can make your roof very hot. This can cause the shingles to break down faster and create ice dams in the winter, which can lead to water leaks. Ventilation: An important factor to keep humidity level reduced in your attic. In some cases, without ventilation through soffits, it can cause moisture buildup, thereby giving problems such as molds, mildews, and rotting of wood.
Soffit allows fresh air around the roof and is a great ventilation to allow air into the attic. Soffit air then goes to the vents that would take out the heat and humidity from the house. Such moisture fosters mold, which contributes to possible roof damage and undesirable air qualities.
Save for the fact that they do not pay rent, animals can hurt your roof and damage something like your electrical systems, and they might also make air quality become unhealthy.
Which type of soffit is best for my house?
Customers at Thompson Creek often replace their roof, gutters, soffit, and trim altogether for optimal results. This enables Thompson Creek’s roofing experts to ensure that your entire roofing system works cohesively to extend the life and health of the roof. However, there are indeed a lot of clear signs that pinpoint a failing roof, which range from sky-high energy bills to stains appearing on the ceiling, worn shingles, and even sagging.
While soffit may indeed be made of wood and aluminum, they are most commonly made of vinyl for durability.
Non-vented or continuous soffit is ideal if your roof has narrow eaves, or if you need to ventilate a lot of attic space. Vented soffit panels work well with wider eaves and less attic space since they have small vents between solid panels.
What is the maintenance on a soffit?
Vinyl soffits require very minimal upkeep if fitted correctly.
Here’s what you can do to extend the life of your roofing system:
- keep gutters clean and debris-free
- size gutters correctly for the roof size
- keep soffit well-sealed and caulked
- ensure your attic fan is operating and clean
- remove any mildew on soffits using a soft brush and a bleach water solution.
Do I Really Need Vented Soffits?
Soffit vents are not the only means by which airflow is introduced into a roof system. It does not necessarily need supplemental air intake if the roof has other ways of venting and there is an adequate supply of airflow. Then, there are specific types of roofs called ‘hot roofs’ where rafter bays are insulated and sealed.
What is Fascia?
Whereas the horizontal base area which covers the eaves is referred to as soffit, the vertical is termed fascia.
Generally, vinyl fascia does not have any supporting mechanism on its own and is nailed to wooden boards, which are duly pressure treated, to increase their longevity.
In combination with pressure treated timber, fascia may be used to support the ends of tiles which stick out into the gutter, allowing the rain water to just fall directly down the gutter, down drainage pipes, and away from the building through drainage systems.
