Roof With No Eaves

Plywood over the existing layer to strengthen the roof before shingling.

Roof with no eaves.

Now that we have that out of the way let s get to the heart of the matter venting a house with little to no eaves or soffits. This particular detail would impose certain structural problems for all types of roof construction and may require a blocked heel or additional top chord should trussed rafters be specified. It feels that there is a common opinion among architects that this minimal look is the thing. So if you have shallow eaves with a flat soffit you have a very small overhang that has a flat bottom.

Having owned a house that has no eaves i would never own or build another one unless it was flat roofed. And of course these houses are beautiful the simple form is not obstructed by anything. A closed eave has very little or no overhang extension beyond the siding. A roof can come to an end in basically three ways.

I have two questions. Jul 12 2019 explore pam mickelson s board roof eaves on pinterest. The one i bought was designed from some better homes and garden plans from the 80 s i believe. He loved big eaves.

The roof is sheathed with a single layer of 1 2 in. Soffits are the underside of the eaves. First can i add a second layer of 1 2 in. A box eave is enclosed with a soffit.

Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles. A house without roof overhangs leaves siding unprotected and vulnerable like an orphaned lamb released near a pack of wolves. Very tall 12 1 roof and lots of vertical wood siding. The total venting space should equal 1 150 of the floor space.

Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge. Plywood and has no overhangs and hence no eaves for ventilation. It was 25 years old when i bought it and the siding was toast. An open eave has a pronounced overhang often revealing projecting roof beams or brackets.

A passive ventilation system should have air inlets at the base of the roof usually in the soffits and outlets in the peak or gables.