Soffit return question

[markzrt1]

I will be framing the soffit returns on my garage this weekend. I took this picture from a house under constuction near me. Is this proper way to do it or is there a better way?

 

[1320stang]

Looks great, I assume you're going to continue down the wall so your lower eve stays flat? What are you using for soffit material?

 

[PurdueSD]

Thats how i am doing mine right now.

 

[aerobb]

And how I did mine

 

[BooUrns!]

The return shown in the picture is a standard 'porkchop' soffit return. It looks a little sloppy but is preferable to what I see new home building companies doing quite often in my area. They place porkchops on the front face of houses but do returns at the rear that are run flush with the back wall of the house. The soffit on the barge rafter runs at an angle all the way down to the fascia on the side of the house. The porkchop is replaced by a single 2x6 block that connects the side soffit to the side wall.
I think the reason this is done is primarily to save the builder some money as each porkchop soffit return costs 15-20$ while the 2x6 block return does not appear on their price lists.
There are other return options (greek/pigeon ledge variants or larger porkchops) but since it is your garage project I would just keep it simple and do it the right way.

 

[AdamMopar]

I prefer this way.

 

[markzrt1]

Looks great, I assume you're going to continue down the wall so your lower eve stays flat? What are you using for soffit material?

I'm going to have someone wrap it with aluminum to match the house.

 

[Kevin54]

Either one is proper. Without looking at their own house, most people that has either could not tell you what type they had. The first one I/we always called "boxing in the eave". Go with what matches the house or what suits the look you want. One year down the road and you won't even notice.

 

[markzrt1]

How hard is it to do the aluminum soffit and fascia yourself?

 

[AdamMopar]

How hard is it to do the aluminum soffit and fascia yourself?

Pretty easy in my opinion. There isn't much to it, just take your time at first with anything and have some paitence.

 

[jgwood]

adammopar Im a siding contractor one little hint you dont vent a gable it is usless to use a vent panel on your gable soffit runs .On your straight runs it is fine the principle of soffet vents is for the air to enter at the soffet and travel up the inside of your roof and out you roof vents.This is done to cool your shingles.Also if you have wall vents along with sofetvents and roof vents you are defeting all vents.
gregg

 

[1320stang]

Just my opinion, but the way the OP is doing it looks better. It looks more finished to me, but again, just my opinion. Both ways work well. Oh, another thing markzrt1, if you plan on putting security lights or just area lights in general, you might block that corner accordingly and prewire it for the lighting.

 

[Dustoff 35]

Here are some photos of mine:

Backside of garage, shed dormer:

James Hardie vented soffit panels:

Blocking to support soffit panels:

Garage front side rake & eave:

 

[CharlieBrown]

in my part of the country they are called "birdboxes"

next step on my detached..i have the siding up to the soffit runs..and one side of the soffits done..one more side..then bi=oth gable ends and i am done

 

[IDASHO]

Ive always thought those boxes look odd, mainly where they join the facia on the end wall.

Ive always done a simple boxed overhang.

But I also go with big overhangs. This is a 36' overhang.

 

[22T]

Anybody have pics of how their soffits end when there is no overhang on the side,using vinyl siding.

 

[mister honey]

Interesting ways to reach the same end result!

Around here, trusses come with soffit return tails that are then attached to the walls. The gable ends are stick built on site.

Mike