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Fascias, Soffits & Guttering
Building soffit over ventilation bricks
Anonymous user 11 September 2019 - 9.32 AM
I am looking at getting my soffit fracas guttering re done. At the moment the soffit are at an angle parallel to the roof line, the builder suggested making them parallel to the ground ie 90° it would look better. However there are some existing air bricks inline with the top of the upstairs windows this would partially cover. Is this a problem? will it cause problems when we come to sell the house( building inspectors etc) any advice much appreciated thanks
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Evans Property Services
You can fit the soffits and then fit soffit vents in front of the air bricks this will allow enough ventilation so as not to compromise the normal flow through the air bricks.
Answered11 September 2019
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CJ Plastics SE Ltd
Ventilated soffits stopped being fitted about 15 years ago because a superior venting system became available.
Black vents on top of the fascia hidden from wow by the gutter but provide equally as much air as vented soffits but without the unsightly black dirty lines
Answered15 September 2019
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LP Fascias
You can use a different ventilation system. On every job we use a hidden vent which runs the whole length of the roofline. You could also use a pre fabricated vented soffit board. Theres more than one way to overcome this issue.
Answered23 September 2019
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Neville Roofing Services
You could fit a vented soffit.
Answered4 October 2019
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