How To Cut Into The Attic Sofit

How to install attic soffit vents step 1.

How to cut into the attic sofit. Soffit vents offer the most amount of airflow and are some of the easiest vents to install making them a no brainer for homeowners looking to improve ventilation. The plywood had holes cut into it for vents but i m skeptical that the intake air could easily flow into the attic. Two simple alternatives to soffit vents can be installed with little more than a circular saw and a hammer. You can also spot this in the summer.

First remove the vinyl in the place where you need to mount your camera measure the wide size to cut a piece of wood for it. Hole through the soffit right between the lines and measure the thickness of the soffit panel probably 1 4 or 3 8 in. Installing is as simple as marking the hole cutting it with a jigsaw and then screwing or pinning the vent itself into place. These vents work great along with the roof ridge vent which i have an article on and i encourage you to watch that one as well.

Interestingly the under eave soffit vents that were previously installed were roughly adequate. To install the vents holes will need to be cut into the soffit. Warm moist air trapped in the attic condenses and freezes on the wood. Each 16 x 8 vent had 56 square inches of net free area see definition below sorry.

Drip edge vents hang out several inches past the edges of the roof allowing you to trim. You should be able to see the blocking between rafters and with a long drill bit up through the camera hole you can drill through that block just 1 5 thick get your angle right don t drill the roof. The wood piece will be fixed by screws and it will help us to mount the camera in it through soffit. Cut the two parallel lines with a portable circular saw.

Next bore a 3 4 or 1 in dia. Drill some holes in the. When cutting the holes that will. Frost on the underside of the roof or rafters.

Depending on where exactly you install your cameras and what is the material of your soffit our soffit vinyl you may need some different tools than what we use. Then set your circular saw to that depth and cut along the chalk lines. Using chalk mark the space where you will install the soffit vents. Cutting into the rafters could weaken your roof s structure.

This allows for the hot and humid air that has built up inside your attic to escape out of your other vents. The lower surface of the eaves will need to be cut into using a jigsaw or keyhole saw. Water stained or blackened wood. Once the holes.

The plywood had to go. Space them evenly around the soffit area and be sure that they will fit between the joists or rafters use a stud finder to locate them. The soffit vent allows for cooler fresh outside air to be pulled into your roof or attic. A sign of mildew or rot.