If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.
The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.
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Soffit — (from French soffite , Italian soffitto , formed as a ceiling; directly from suffictus for suffixus , Latin suffigere , to fix underneath), in architecture, describes the underside of any construction element. Examples of soffits include: * the… … Wikipedia
Soffit — Sof fit, n. [It. soffitta, soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below; sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F. soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate parts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soffit — 1610s, from It. soffita, fem. of soffitto ceiling, originally fixed beneath, from L. sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + pp. of figere to fix, fasten (see FIX (Cf. fix)) … Etymology dictionary
soffit — [säf′it] n. [Fr soffite < It soffitto < VL * suffictus, for L suffixus: see SUFFIX] 1. the horizontal underside of an eave, cornice, etc. 2. the intrados of an arch or vault … English World dictionary
Soffit Cusp — ♦ Cusp springing from the flat soffit of an arched head, not from the chamfered side or edge (chamfer cusp). (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) … Medieval glossary
soffit — noun Etymology: French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffictus, past participle of Latin suffigere to fasten underneath more at suffix Date: 1592 the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
soffit — /sof it/, n. Archit. the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice. [1605 15; < F soffite < It soffitto < VL *suffictus, for L suffixus; see SUFFIX] * * * … Universalium
Soffit — Hængende kulisse … Danske encyklopædi
soffit — sof·fit || sÉ‘fɪt / sÉ’f n. (Architecture) bottom side of a component of a building (staircase, arch, a balcony, overhanging eaves etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
soffit — The underside of an architectural member such as an arch, lintel, cornice, or stairway. (pr. sah fit) Also see intrados … Glossary of Art Terms
