Venting my eaves – GreenBuildingAdvisor

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1. Expert Member

   MALCOLM TAYLOR | Dec 12, 2025 11:23pm | #1

   SaltandPine,

   Apart from the labour I don’t see any downside. I’d choose a durable insect screen, as you won’t have access to it after the boards are up.

   Lot of ways to skin a cat when it comes to soffit vents. Running them perpendicular to the wall, like I did on this house, makes for a really easy installation.

   

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   SaltandPine | Dec 13, 2025 11:03am | #3

   Excellent, thank you so much

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   BILL WICHERS | Dec 13, 2025 10:22am | #2

   Cor-A-Vent soffit strips would probably work perfectly for your planned installation here. I would put them right inside of the fascia board, then continue on with your soffit material after the vent strip. You’ll probably end up with a sort of “hidden” soffit vent this way, that won’t be immediately obvious is a vent at all. I think you’ll have a nice finished look this way.

   Bill

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   SaltandPine | Dec 13, 2025 11:04am | #4

   I’ll look into that option, great advice. Thank you