soffit on brick
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soffit on brick
what is the standard for attaching part e or f channel for soffit on a brick house?
tapcons seem way too expensive and time consuming.
someone was saying one of those guns that takes .22 loads but i was thinking this may crack the brick?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
tapcons seem way too expensive and time consuming.
someone was saying one of those guns that takes .22 loads but i was thinking this may crack the brick?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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How far down on the brick are you going to install the soffit? A method is to install a frieze board over the top brick, say about 3 1/2" wide all the way around the house. Install this with tapcons above the level you will be installing the soffiting. Then you can screw or nail the f channel to the frieze board. I don't think a powder actuated nailer will be in your best interest with the brick.
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thanks chandler,
this is a friend of mines new house i will be helping with.
in this area i see most installers not using a freeze board. last
guy i talked with said to use the powder actuator and drive into the mortar joint?
this is a friend of mines new house i will be helping with.
in this area i see most installers not using a freeze board. last
guy i talked with said to use the powder actuator and drive into the mortar joint?
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any reason you aren't using a j-channel to the soffit framing instead of an f-channel? Let me guess... there's no soffit framing?
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Huh. Glad they don't build that way in my area. Well, if the brick is higher than the soffit level, I'd use an f-channel, with the nailing flange pointing upward, and attach it with tapcons similar to the way Chandler mentioned, but without the frieze board. You definately would not use a powder actuated nail gun to attach aluminum to brick!
Or is it possible to add a little soffit framing?
I've always seen the soffit installed first, and the bricklayers lay up to it.
Or is it possible to add a little soffit framing?
I've always seen the soffit installed first, and the bricklayers lay up to it.
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hey fellas i talked to a guy that had his house built and asked him and he said they used a self tapping screw that they ran into the mortar(hex head). i have searched the internet and havent found what i am looking for yet any suggestions. he said this is common practice but didnt know where to get them from?
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the Tapcons that were mentioned previously. You drill a hole and insert the screw. 1/4" tapcons work best. You can get them pretty much anyplace.
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hey xsleeper he said these were not tapcons but a self tapping screw that had a hex head and were screwed right into the mortar without a pilot hole. he is going to try and get ahold of the sub and find out what these are and where he got them.
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When I did mine, the brick were barely high enough. I built framing to attach the inside J-channel. I attached this framing to the overhanging roof trusses. It took some time and was tedious, but it made a nice job. I used screws and washers rather than nails to attach the soffit. This is easier with a screw gun than nailing upside down.
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what we ended up using were the plastic anchors that have what looks like a nail in the center of them, drill holes and hammer them in. went very well and we drilled the holes into the mortar joint so drilling wasnt bad, i tried pulling one out and it wasnt gonna happen so i am confident they will hold for many years. as far as attaching the soffit i use a 1/4 crown stapler modified(safety nose removed). i also use that for the j-channel as the nose fits right in the channel.