Roof curtain options

In order to give the living room complete completeness, it is necessary to make the overhang of the eaves. They will make the construction of rafters attractive and will give the roof additional security. Then on the equipped roof it will be pleasant to look.

Why it is necessary to hem the eaves bases

It is necessary to sheathe the roofing kit only when the construction of the rafters is fully assembled and strengthened, and the frame of the sheathing for mounting the outer covering of the roof has not yet begun. Before starting to consider options for filing the eaves of the roof, it is advisable to finish all the work on waterproofing the roof and weatherizing the attic.

Note! Before starting the cladding of the eaves, the wall surfaces should not be insulated so as not to disturb the ready-made wall covering during the work.

Before you start work, you need to flush saw off the protruding parts of the truss system. If the roof is sloped, the overhangs are sewn up so that there is room for mounting the gutters and ensuring ventilation of the entire pie of the roof. For cladding, you can choose different materials and different binder configurations.

How to choose a material

The most popular edged board. Many are interested in how to hem the eaves of the roof so that it looks beautiful and elegant. To do this, use for boarding the same width and thickness. In addition to wooden boards, other types of materials are used. But they all must meet the following requirements:

• ensuring reliable protection of the eaves from moisture, cold, rain and snow;
• roof ventilation should be provided;
• long service life and immunity to environmental hazards;
• must have an attractive appearance.

Such building materials with the above listed properties include:

• wooden or PVC lining;
• aluminum or vinyl soffit;
• decking.

Let us dwell on the characteristics of these materials. The wooden board, planed and trimmed, is practical enough to install a binder and provides high-quality and uniform ventilation of the roof structure.

Note! Lining of wood is chosen in such a way that it is stored in the open air for more than a month and its humidity should be equal to the humidity of the environment of the place where it is planned to be used.

Simple and inexpensive material - PVC lining. It is easy to install, waterproof, and has a long service life. If it is used for plating, then it is necessary to buy plastic U-shaped strips in advance. They will come in handy to sheathe the edges. Not superfluous will be the corners, which can be strengthened joints.

There are also options such as plastic or aluminum plates, specially designed for covering the eaves. They are called spotlights. In appearance, the material resembles siding, but it has special perforated holes to create air circulation inside the roof. It is durable and resistant to the effects of precipitation. Its panels are cut along the length of the eaves overhang. Soffits are mounted perpendicular to the wall surface.

To hem the cornice of the roof of the house, you can use a profiled flooring made of steel mixed with zinc. As a rule, it is used for filing the roof, which is also made of this material. High rigidity, high resistance to external influences and sudden temperature changes are its main advantages.

Eaves Sheet Instruction

First, the skins are trimmed according to the following schemes:

1. If the slope of the roof is small or it is necessary to increase the height of the dwelling, sheeting is applied along the rafters. Previously, preparatory work has been carried out, during which the rafter legs are aligned in one plane. After that, strips of the cornice are mounted on both sides along the edges. Between them the marking thread is being pulled. In accordance with the given direction of the thread, the rest of the body kit is strengthened.
2. In the second case, horizontally and vertically aligned feet rafters. The board at the bottom of the rafters is nailed, and a timber is fastened to the wall, which should be one centimeter above the reinforced board. This will ensure a normal stack of moisture. If the overhang is more than 450 mm, then exactly one more board should be strengthened exactly in the middle.

Filing the eaves of the roof with his own hands requires the creation of a special overhang box. In the following methods of arranging the trim box is done the same way. Namely, a board is sewn along the gable on the crate. The distance corresponding to the width of the overhang is measured from it. Then parallel to the wall of the gable board finally beaten.

If the option to trim the eaves of the roof with a soffit is chosen, then a J-shaped bar will be needed. Installation of the eaves of the roof is carried out with the help of screws and fastened along the wall and the eaves.

Soffit sheets are reinforced between the slats. A distance of 6 mm must be maintained between the mounted strips. This is done so that at high temperatures, the joints between the slats do not swell due to the expansion of the material. With a large length of the overhang (more than ninety centimeters) between the slats, the gap should be made of the order of twelve centimeters. A separate plate is sewn frontal board. The use of soffit, and special elements will allow you to create an attractive, functional and durable roof overhang.

Note! Before you sheathe the eaves of the roof with a board or wooden clapboard, you must always saturate the previously prepared material with an antiseptic, as well as with water-repellent and fire-fighting mixture. Such actions will make the life of the product longer.

The length of the edged board must be selected in accordance with the size of the overhang. The elements themselves need to be strengthened in increments of ten millimeters. This will create ventilation gaps. When used as a eaves overhang, laths are mounted with a spike-groove joint. After every one and a half meters it is necessary to mount special grilles that will serve as air vents.

When sewing the overhangs of the roof with a professional flooring, it is necessary to pre-fasten the measured and cut sheets parallel to the wall and along the eaves to the made frame. Fastening is carried out with the help of screws. The corner between the wall and the sheet material is closed by the inner corner and the front plate. The frontal strap is attached to the frontal board, and the inside corner - to the professional flooring. The outer corner is attached to the outer joints of the profiled sheet.

On the outer edge of the roof overhang profiled mounted on the gable. Then the end plate and corners are mounted. The width of the profiled sheet should be two centimeters less, this width of the overhang. This will ensure normal outside air access to ventilate the roof.

Note! If the filing is made of metal profiled sheeting, then it should be remembered that the metal is susceptible to corrosion and the service life of such filing is much less than that of woody material.

Video

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