…Chapman Henderson from FLASH join Bob for the vinyl soffit panel installation. Soffits are a major cause of roof failure and water intrusion…
…during hurricanes, so this home has a reinforced soffit construction to tie it to the building walls and…

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We want to open up our kitchen by removing soffits that exist above the cabinets. The soffits are tiled so the job is a little more involved…
… Is there an easy way to determine if the soffit is covering any plumbing or central air duct…

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…insulation from blocking airflow from the soffit vents. However, upon looking…
…appear to be any airflow from the soffits in the first place. We have partial…
…impossible for air to be flowing from the soffit vents to the attic. I've read…

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…attic, I see that the area above the soffits was completely filled in with some…
…house was built, the area above the soffits was not insulated. Is it possible that this blown-in fill in my soffit area is contributing to ice formation…

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…like that. Oh well. My neighbor tells me that since my soffits aren't vented that the insulation over them shouldn't matter. Is he right about that? If there aren't any soffit vents, there can't be any air-flow, right? I have…

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…ft.) needs to come from the soffits. The perimeter around your house…
…22). Assuming that you have a soffit 1 ft. wide, you have about 150 sq.ft. of soffit. If you install ventilated soffits having clearance of about 0.03…

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…in insulation filling the soffit area. Could that be the root…
…it appears to me that the soffit area was left open. The blow…
…blown-in insulation from the soffit area. When I bought the house…
…scooping it out by hand from my soffits is not too appealing. I…

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…the ridge vent as ther is coming in the soffits or it will be next to worthless, but…
…living space, I would put in ten SF of soffit vent and ten SF of ridge vent. If you use typical 2" soffit on both sides and 4" ridge, you will…

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Is it better to vent a bathroom fan through the roof or through the soffits? We are thinking of using the soffit vent. Are certain brands better than others? Any other tips or suggestions? We live in snowy Illinois if that makes a difference…

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I just purchased a house that has gray soffits. The soffit color does not go well with the color of the roof. Is there anyway that these can be painted and still be effective in providing…

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