How To Cut Into The Attic Soffit

Remove siding if you have it or eyeball the approximate location of your vent if you have a wooden plywood soffit.

How to cut into the attic soffit.

Water stained or blackened wood. Then set your circular saw to that depth and cut along the chalk lines. Once you know where your soffit vent will go start cutting the hole using a keyhole saw but remember to leave some room for the outer edges of the vent and the screws you ll need to secure it. The lower surface of the eaves will need to be cut into using a jigsaw or keyhole saw.

Drill holes into the soffit. A sign of mildew or rot. They re available in both rectangular and round shapes. Frost on the underside of the roof or rafters.

A sign that condensation is. Use a cordless drill and a spade bit to drill the holes into the wood. You can also spot this in the summer. Warm moist air trapped in the attic condenses and freezes on the wood.

Use a stud finder to locate the wooden studs that hold the soffit in place. Hole through the soffit right between the lines and measure the thickness of the soffit panel probably 1 4 or 3 8 in. Approximately mark these areas and your area to cut. Cut the two parallel lines with a portable circular saw.

The plywood had holes cut into it for vents but i m skeptical that the intake air could easily flow into the attic. Ridge and gable vents. It is recommended that the holes in the wood soffit be drilled at a rate that will allow sufficient airflow to match the flow of passive vents in the attic. This can all be done solo assuming you have the right tools on hand.

Here are the signs to look for. Each 16 x 8 vent had 56 square inches of net free area see definition below sorry. Next bore a 3 4 or 1 in dia. These vents are located in the soffit under the eaves to allow outside air into your attic.

The plywood had to go. Drill some holes in the wood soffit in order to insert the saw blade and begin cutting. You can cut the aluminum fascia the same way. Save time on your soffit install project by cutting it this way.

To let hot air out of your attic you also need either ridge vents cut into the roofing on the peak of your roof or gable vents at the top of gables in your attic.