From the italian soffitta for under and figgere to fix the word soffit dates back to the days of early palladian architecture.
Underside of roof name.
A soffit is the horizontal underside of a roof overhang an archway a staircase a ceiling or a similar architectural component.
Square one hundred square feet of roof.
Step flashing flashing that is laid in strips under each shingle and bent up the edge of a chimney or wall.
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The fascia is a linear vertical piece that covers the framing between the top of the roof and the soffit underside area of rake or eave overhangs.
All the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
Also called an intake vent.
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Also known as a fascia.
Fascia eave fascia and rake fascia.
The space under the roof.
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So the soffit is then referred to as the undereaves.
The underside of the eaves or roof overhang which can be enclosed or exposed.
But when the soffit is under the lower portion of the roof the eave course of tiles this part of the roof is the eaves.
Soffit the area that encloses the underside of that portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house.