These homes can be left as is or soffits can be added.
Roof with open eves.
Soffit vents are commonly made of aluminum or vinyl and are installed into your soffit the surface under the eave of the roof.
From left to right.
When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord.
With a soffited eave design the roof rafters and sheathing are hidden through the use of a panel or boards that extend horizontally from the edge of the roof typically being attached to the bottom of the fascia back to the exterior wall.
Older homes often have an open eave with the rafters adding to the décor.
A box eave is enclosed with a soffit.
Soffit vents are recognizable for the narrow slits that provide open space into which air can flow.
A roof can come to an end in basically three ways.
In an open eave design the roof rafters or joists and roof sheathing are visible.
Types of eaves.
There are a number of different types and styles of soffit vents.
An open eave has a pronounced overhang often revealing projecting roof beams or brackets.
These can be repaired or soffits can be installed to create closed eaves.
The last pieces to go in were nailing blocks above the ledger for the back of the return and at the bottom edge of the soffit for attaching the rake 20.
Closed eaves with angled soffit.
A closed eave has very little or no overhang extension beyond the siding.
Closed eaves may be wide or narrow depending on the roof design.
Open eaves with trusses.
Closed eaves with angled soffit closed eaves with flat soffit and no raised heel closed eaves with flat soffit and raised heel.