Fascia also provides a point for the gutters and drain pipes to attach to.
Roof rake vs eave.
From left to right.
Gable or rake trim is attached to the sloping edges of roof gables to prevent wind driven rain from penetrating the exposed undersides of the roof panels that connect the ridge and the eave of your home.
The soffit extends from the side of the structure to the edge of the eave.
Open eaves with trusses.
Refer to my architectural roof types blog.
The purpose of the eave is to keep rainwater away from the walls of the house.
Eaves also protect pathways around the house by preventing washout around the footers and base.
When designing an open eave with roof trusses make sure that you raise the heel of the truss and use a thicker top chord.
The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge or peak of the roof.
It is designed for maximum effectiveness and aesthetics.
I recently built a small outbuilding with a 6 in 12 pitch roof that offers a perfect example for showing the process i use to build eaves and rakes.
Roof rake boards are installed in different widths based on the surface being covered.
Start with the rafter tails the main component of any eaves detail is the rafter tail the part of the rafter that extends beyond the exterior wall.
First place your drip edge on the rake edge.
Use larger rake boards such as 1 by 4 inch and 1 by 6 inch when there isn t an eave overhang on the gable end.
An eave is the area of a roof that hangs beyond the exterior wall.
An eave is defined as the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall.
Mark where the drip edge begins to overhang and one inch further out from that overhang.
One by 2 inch rake boards often cover the exposed top edge of the siding when there also is an eave overhang on the gable end.
The rake is the sloped edge that travels up the exterior end wall of a gable or shed roof.
Doing so raises the eave which prevents it from conflicting with the window head height.
Fascia is used to create a barrier between the edge of the roof and the outside.
When you reach a corner where an eave and rake edge meet you need to make a cut to ensure a proper fit.
It is typically perpendicular to the eave.
The eave for readers who are not familiar with the term is the roof s horizontal edge along the exterior wall.
It creates a smooth appearance to the edge and protects the roof from weather damage.
