soffitt vent question
 

I would like to have my soffitt vents replaced. The wood that frames them is
cedar. If the wood is in good condition, do the vents just get popped out
and new ones popped in? Or is it more complicated than that? They look to be
about 4-4½ feet by 8".
TIA for any advise offered.
Bonnie

Bonnie Jean wrote:
I would like to have my soffitt vents replaced. The wood that frames them is
cedar. If the wood is in good condition, do the vents just get popped out
and new ones popped in? Or is it more complicated than that? They look to be
about 4-4½ feet by 8".
TIA for any advise offered.
Bonnie



I am going to guess that these are custom made soffit vents.
Standard soffit vents are 6"x12", continuous vents, round
vents, etc. I have never seen one the size that you specify.
That, plus the fact that they are framed, leads me to
believe that they are custom.

If they are, then there is no way to guess how they are
installed, or how they are made. Your best bet would be to
remove one, to see how it is made and installed, then make
your decisions from there. Soffit vents are not usually too
complicated, so it shouldn't be much of a problem. They are
probably just frames with screen or hardware cloth stapled to
it. Pull one off and see.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
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I would like to have my soffitt vents replaced. The wood that frames them is
cedar. If the wood is in good condition, do the vents just get popped out
and new ones popped in? Or is it more complicated than that? They look to be
about 4-4½ feet by 8".
TIA for any advise offered.
Bonnie


This is Turtle.

Like Robert said , They don't make them complex to repair. Pull one down on the
back of the house and see how they are put together. Then go from there.

TURTLE

Thanks.....

Bonnie

Bonnie Jean wrote:
I would like to have my soffitt vents replaced. The wood that frames them is
cedar. If the wood is in good condition, do the vents just get popped out
and new ones popped in? Or is it more complicated than that? They look to be
about 4-4½ feet by 8".
TIA for any advise offered.
Bonnie



Ours are plastic, stapled on. If you get up close and take a look, it
should not be difficult to determine if they are the plastic stuff that
HD carries.