Today we started on doing the soffit lining for the eaves of the house. Firstly we measured from the facia through to the wall. Off this measurement is approximately 70mm of other material such as 10mm cavity battens, 10-18mm for the weather board & additional 40mm for the soffit finishing. As a result, the width of the soffit lining doesn't need to be exactly this amount and can be shortened by 20mm or so. This will help later on as well, because it will give space to maneuver it into the fascia gap for this.
Once this width is marked out, it is cut out along the line. It is important to handle this material as carefully as possible, as it is a finished surface.
The cut edge is then sanded back to smooth. When doing it is important to sand up (rather than down) as it will reduce the likelihood of the edge chipping away. The ends of the soffit are also sanded back (& at an angle... so it can fit into the joiners, as they are angled down at the top).
Joiners are then cut to length, and will act as the mechanism so that the following soffit lining can be inserted up against it. It is a good idea to make sure it is clean (by using alcohol) before attaching under the eave as easier to clean.
When attaching it is slid up into the recess present in the fascia for it. It is run from the middle of the eave down, & clouts are then put in to hold it in place. Before putting this up, the location & thickness of the nogs are marked out on the wall for 'christmas tree' fastenings (which are plastic screw like nails that are secured into the nogs to add additional fixing. These are spaced around the middle of eave.
The following lining is then inserted into the joiner for the previously fixed soffit lining & of course under the fascia & so on.
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