So I am getting ready to run roof purlins and I can't decide on having gable overhangs. The eaves will have 12 in overhangs for venting. Other than aesthetics is there any advantages to gable overhangs? The eaves are 16 feet one gable end will have windows one end won't. Overhead doors are on the eaves side, the shop is 205 feet from my house and my house has no gable overhangs either. I can't imagine a 12" overhang will make much difference whith 16 foot eaves height. Are they worth the extra labor ( its my labor and free but it still counts) and money to have them.
Gable overhangs advantages?
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zkdiesel
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Looks way nicer.
pamike
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Amen to that!
Kaizen
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speed bump
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It protects your siding a lot more than you would think. Neither of my garages have them in the ends and whenever I have to reroof the shop I am going to Gable it.
Stuart in MN
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Any amount of overhang will help protect the siding from weather (rain, snow, sun.)
It's mostly a function of style -- if you look at the really old houses the overhangs are greater then the typical 12" done today. I'm sure a large overhang has some protective qualities ... but, it's the sun that really does the damage.
In any event ....always do a two part detail so the water does not drip onto the face.
In any event ....always do a two part detail so the water does not drip onto the face.
Jinks
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This is true! Down here we use a lot of 24" eves. Mine are 24", & when driving through even expensive neighborhoods you can see the difference between the 24" & 12" or less. The larger eve looks better & adds protection for very little in expense.
You are in Florida .... sun. The style follows the need. Look at brick or stone homes ... most don't have. Even early all wood homes from the 1800 did not in the east. It was italianate and especially shingle that promoted them. The classic four square ... from italianate.
I will agree that track houses eliminate them solely for cost
The OP's house does not have ,, if he is matching the house ...??
strutaeng
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Yes, 24" overhangs at eaves and rakes. Matt Risinger has a video on YT with a table that has overhangs, height of wall, climate exposure and level of waterproofing behind the wall. I can't seem to find it, however.
I'm wrapping up a 2-story addition and told the framer I wanted 24" overhangs the first time we met. I have eaves and gable ends. After he framed it he told me he hadn't done 24" in like 10 years! He had to use 4x8 sheets and rip down the middle. That's a production killer for carpenters, as most soffit material is 12" or 16".
Even 24" overhang at about 16' high seems small-ish. At gable walls I should have gone even bigger, as that wall has a ridge that's around 24' high.
Basically, the taller the wall, the more overhang you want. And yes, I agree it looks nicer too.
I'm wrapping up a 2-story addition and told the framer I wanted 24" overhangs the first time we met. I have eaves and gable ends. After he framed it he told me he hadn't done 24" in like 10 years! He had to use 4x8 sheets and rip down the middle. That's a production killer for carpenters, as most soffit material is 12" or 16".
Even 24" overhang at about 16' high seems small-ish. At gable walls I should have gone even bigger, as that wall has a ridge that's around 24' high.
Basically, the taller the wall, the more overhang you want. And yes, I agree it looks nicer too.
Innovate1
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Interesting reading the comments. I have 6" overhangs on the current house and it was tight to fit in any light boxes although those can go on the wall instead. For the new house I planned 12" overhangs. But then looked at shading on the shop transom windows and went with 16" overhangs to get summer shading (nearly directly east-west wall). Height is 14'. More might be better or look more to scale but that is what I am going with. I agree that it protects the wall, both from rain and sun. And it protects any cameras or motion sensors you put up as well.
House is 12" eves and gable ends. Shop (detached garage) is 16" eves and 12" gable ends.
House is 12" eves and gable ends. Shop (detached garage) is 16" eves and 12" gable ends.
Jinks
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You're right, I'm in Florida. You're right again, sun, but you forgot rain. We get some real serious rain & having most of it drop two feet from the house isn't a bad idea.
However, I was commenting on looks. Deeper eves, on wood, brick, stone, stucco, whatever type of siding looks better than small shallow eves. If it doesn't match the OP's house he probably won't do it. My intent wasn't to get him to do something wrong, just agreeing with zkdiesel.