Roof Eaves Detail

The eaves detail shows where the roof members and coverings meet the wall of the dwelling.

Roof eaves detail.

Fix a plywood board or proprietary tray to provide continuous support to underlay to prevent water retaining troughs. An eave can protect the siding and foundation of a structure. The next important aspect is to detail the eaves allowing adequate ventilation and simple methods to achieve this are indicated in figs. The further that the weather gets thrown away from the house the more likely you ll have a dry basement too.

8 23b allows any water which may have penetrated through the tile to run down the roof slope into the gutter in the normal manner. The wallplate is then used to secure the rafter to. This first installment of a two part series focuses on eaves that do not return onto the gable. The three primary variables to consider when designing the eaves for a gable roof are the width of the gable trim the projection of the eaves and the details at the corner of the gable ends.

If a sprocketted or bell cast detail is used then eaves courses should be no lower than the minimum recommended roof pitch. The wallplate is secured to the internal wall separated by dpc. A roof eave protruding beyond the sides allows snow and rain to fall from the roof away from the siding to the ground. The cavity is closed with a proprietary cavity closer.

Instead the soffit fits in between two channels like a puzzle piece. The vinyl soffit uses no fasteners.