Is my contractor doing a botched up job installing the soffit with staples?
Is the contractor doing a botched up job installing the soffit
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I think you've answered your own question, you've got the best compromise if you MUST go through the soffit.
Any reason to not do a roof vent? Roof vent, it has a backdraft damper and a bird screen
It's probably only aesthetic in function, depending on how the soffit was fastened. If that wasn't the case a strip would be needed on the inside of the fascia as well. Walls and fascia tend to be a bit wavy, so it's difficult to get a perfect, caulkable fit.
Not fibercement, but the same material that other trim moldings are made of. Something maintenance-free (or low-maintenance)--vinyl or similar. You mentioned Hardie, and they have their own line of trim boards. You can also get vinyl trim in white at big box home improvement stores.
There's probably no code for this, as it's merely aesthetic. It's unlikely to rot soon as it's well protected, and if it does it'll be from the top and back where moisture is retained and the wood is unprotected. I'd contact the contractor and ask him to replace it with something of higher quality, or at least prime and paint it.
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Vinyl expands and contracts as temperatures change. As long as the vinyl can move as required, staples could work, although not my choice, roofing nails driven by hand is my preferred method of fastening. If one leg of the staple is in the slotted hole and the other beyond the edge, and it is not tight to the plywood so there is a little room for movement, the staples will work. If the leg of the staple is IN the vinyl, it is locked in place, and will not move as needed. The very short pieces that are nailed in that way can be the exception, since they are so short, movement will be negligible. Also for what it is worth, one staple can be driven to lock an end or middle in place, as long as the rest of the staples allow the vinyl to move elsewhere.
Just as a mention, why is the installer putting up vented soffit when the backer is solid. The perforations will be of no use. Typically the soffit goes directly to the framing if the soffit needs to be vented....