Recent content by Rob D

Thanks very much guys, this will do perfectly. Much obliged (y)

I am wrapping up a new shed build. In the materials that the gentleman sold me from the siding company, he says that you install a J trim under the soffit and your last row of siding tucks into the J trim... Would it not be loose and floppy in the edge that goes into that slot in the J trim...

Hello, I am about to install the metal roofing and vinyl siding on to my lean to style shed. I am struggling a bit with comprehending which product would be best to install the soffit into. It appears I have two choices, J trim or F channel, but with either option I can't picture the soffit...

So when the J trim gets nailed to the plumb wall, the pitched soffit will still nest into it at the wall even though the mouth of the J trim will be at a hard 90 degrees?

Thanks for stopping by with your insight DFJ3. The fascia board is flush with both the top and bottom of the rafter tails. I am currently debating whether to go with F channel or J trim on the wall to mount the soffit in. The company I am buying my roofing materials from says that no one uses F...

Fair enough, I think that I was overthinking this whole thing, it's probably not as complicated as I made it out to be. Thanks for the knowledge everyone. Lastly, should the edge of the roof sheathing be cut flush with the face of the fascia board, or should the roof sheathing be a bit proud of...

Morning Mike. I was hoping to install aluminum soffit, just like my house has. I was intending on using the 2x as the fascia, unless there is some reason that I can't. If it's necessary to get a 1x and install it over the ripped 2x8, I will do that, but that still brings me back to my original...

Thanks Acer66. Long time lurker, first time caller. Ain't that the truth about the lumber dimensions. Speaking of, I was always under the impression that a 2x6 was 5.5" wide. Every single 2x6 I've bought varies from 5.25 to 5 5/16" wide. So to accommodate the ribbed aluminum soffit panels, the...

I have scoured google and can't seem to find an answer to this question. I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. Should the bottom edge of the fascia board extend lower than the bottom of your rafter tails, and if so, by how much? I am building a lean to shed with 2x6...