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Craftsman CTS205 manual Installing soffit, Nailing schedule for soffit

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fascia

soffit panels

fascia cap or

coil stock nail into slot

nail into “v”

CertainTeed Vinyl Siding Installation Guide

NOTE: If you don’t have the proper receiver for the soffit, you can modify J-channel to create an F-receiver. Simply cut slots in the nail flange area where the receiver will be nailed to the wall, bend back the flange, and nail the flange to the wall.

Installing soffit

Measure from the wall to the fascia board. Then subtract 1/2" to allow for expansion. Mark this dimension on a soffit panel and cross cut the panel using a power circular saw with a reversed fine-tooth blade. Cut one or two panels at a time, carefully advancing the saw through the vinyl.

Insert the panel into the channel on the wall, then into the channel at the fascia board. You may have to flex the panel slightly to insert it into the second channel. Make certain the panel is perpendicular to the wall, then nail. Depending on the installation method you’re using, you’ll nail either to a nailing strip or to the fascia board.

Nailing schedule for soffit

Beaded T2

Fasten 8" to 12"

All other CertainTeed

Fasten every 16" to 24"

soffit panels

(as allowed by local building code)

If you’re nailing to the fascia board, use small-headed nails. Drive the nail through the nail flange and “V” groove.

This is one of the rare instances when face nailing is permissible. Once a soffit panel is face-nailed, it will expand only in one direction—in this case, toward the receiving channel.

Be sure to leave space for the full expansion allowance in the receiving channel.

If you’re using a nailing strip, do not nail tightly—allow movement for expansion.

Continue installing the panels by locking and nailing the soffit in place. Make certain soffit panels are fully locked along their entire length.

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CTS205 specifications

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