To 18 in depending on the style of the building.
Framing roof overhang soffit.
The panels can be made of plywood fiberboard and metal.
If needed paint the cornice to match the soffit.
When designing a gable end eave without a return the dimensions to look at are the width of the trim set between 6 in.
Measure and cut a cornice panel to fit over the open ends of the soffit.
Jump into installing the sub fascia board with our construction guru john.
Avoid gable ends that are over 8 in.
Nail the cornice panels to the ends of the soffit.
The last pieces to go in were nailing blocks above the ledger for the back of the return and at the bottom edge of the soffit for attaching the rake 20.
Thick and the overhang from the side wall set between 12 in.
Wide especially when the eave overhang is less than 12 in.
Gable roof soffit and fascia this video shows the framing process from start to finish of the gable end wall in this house on the loft side of the house.