Ventilation
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I am rehabilitating a 1950’s shop/garage building. It has a gable roof and has a 1 foot overhang on the gable ends. The overhang was constructed with 2×4’s that were toe nailed to the gable wall. On the underside of the 2×4’s, a thin (1/4 inch) plywood application was mounted. I am removing all of the existing exterior wood, facia and rake boards, siding, etc, and installing new materials. My question is, do I need to be concerned about ventilating this 1 foot overhang and, if so, what is the best way to accomplish that? Thanks.
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Peter,
Q. "Do I need to be concerned about ventilating this 1 foot overhang"?
A. No. But you might need to be concerned about whether the overhang is structurally sound.
Martin,
Thanks. After I opened things up on the overhang, I had the same concern.
Peter