Soffit construction for improved eave construction
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1. A soffit assembly under an eave of a roof overhang on a building comprising:
- (a) an elongate inside soffit board formed of two or more boards serially affixed along an outside wall of the building;
(b) an outside soffit board parallel to the inside soffit board and comprised of two or more boards parallel to and spaced from the inside board;
(c) wherein said inside and outside soffit boards define a gap therebetween having a specified length corresponding to the length of the outside wall; and
(d) a vent strip extending the full length of said inside and outside soffit boards wherein said vent strip(i) has board engaging means along parallel edges of said vent strip enabling engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards,(ii) enables air circulation therethrough into a space above said vent strip, and(iii) is temporarily bowed for engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards.
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The present disclosure is directed to a soffit assembly made of inside and outside soffit boards, each comprising two or more serially arranged boards. When assembled, the inside and outside soffit boards define a central gap closed by a vent strip having perforations there along to enable breathing through said vent strip; the vent strip also icludes left and right U-shaped receptacles to enable the vent strip to snap to the adjacent soffit boards. A cross strip is also set forth which has a H-shape in profile to enable the adjacent boards to be abutted against each other and thereby joined with said cross strip at the joint between the boards.
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1. A soffit assembly under an eave of a roof overhang on a building comprising:
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(a) an elongate inside soffit board formed of two or more boards serially affixed along an outside wall of the building; (b) an outside soffit board parallel to the inside soffit board and comprised of two or more boards parallel to and spaced from the inside board; (c) wherein said inside and outside soffit boards define a gap therebetween having a specified length corresponding to the length of the outside wall; and (d) a vent strip extending the full length of said inside and outside soffit boards wherein said vent strip (i) has board engaging means along parallel edges of said vent strip enabling engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards, (ii) enables air circulation therethrough into a space above said vent strip, and (iii) is temporarily bowed for engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A soffit assembly under an eave of a roof overhang on a building comprising:
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(a) an elongate inside soffit board formed of two or more boards serially affixed along an outside wall of the building; (b) an outside soffit board parallel to the inside soffit board and comprised of two or more boards parallel to and spaced from the inside board; (c) wherein said inside and outside soffit boards define a gap therebetween having a length up to the length of the outside wall and a continuous vent strip is located between said inside and outside soffit boards wherein said vent strip (i) enables air circulation therethrough into a space above said vent strip, (ii) has board engaging means along parallel edges of said vent strip enabling engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards, and is cut to the gap length, and (iii) is temporarily bowed for engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards; and (d) a cross strip positively engaging first and second boards comprising said inside soffit board. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of constructing a soffit to provide ventilation through the soffit into the attic space thereabove wherein the soffit is constructed beneath an overhanging eave and comprises the steps of:
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(a) placing a soffit board under an eave extending along a vertical wall, wherein the soffit board has a first exposed edge; (b) positioning a second soffit board parallel to the first board wherein said first and second boards define a space therebetween at the edges of said boards; (c) closing the space between the first and second boards with a perforated sheet defining, in the aggregate, an air flow space through perforations in said sheet into the attic area above said first and second boards; and (d) wherein said sheet incorporates first and second board edge engaging channels overlapping said first and second boards to hold said sheet in place and to cover the edges of said boards and said sheet is cut to length to cover the length of said space. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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