Today was a beautiful day out, just right for installing new soffits. I swung by the local Lowes to pick up the T/4 vented soffit (GP 423590) and “F” channel (GP 6ZZOTJ46) needed. I used the high quality Georgia Pacific material, but unfortunately, they did not have enough “F” channel to do the whole job, so I ended up going to the local hardware store to pick up the rest of the material.
The installation went along pretty good, but I did make the discovery that the soffit on the front of my house varies from 15 1/8 inch on the north end to 14 1/2 inch on the south end of the house. Not a huge deal, but inconvient none the less.
I installed the F channel with zinc plated screws every 8 to 10 inches. I cut in a miter on the gable end. The pieces of vented soffit lock into each other nice and snug. Over all, the result looks pretty good. I will finish up the back of the house over the weekend.
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