what is a soffit?

Answer 1

Soffit (from French soffite, Italian soffitto, formed as a ceiling; from suffictus for suffixus, Latin suffigere, to fix underneath).

A soffit, in architecture, describes the underside of any construction element, for instance, the underside of an arch or architrave (whether supported by piers or columns), the underside of a flight of stairs, under the classical entablature or the underside of the projecting cornice.

In modern architecture, a soffit can be installed on the underside of a ceiling to fill the space above the kitchen cabinets, at the corner of the ceiling and wall. Typically made from gypsum wallboard, over 2x4 studs, the soffit is also made from a wide range of building materials.

Answer 2

There are several defs. In Kitchens, the soffit is the space between the tops of the wall cabs. and the ceiling. A closed soffit installation has a false front running up from the cabinets, to the ceiling. In an open soffit installation, you can access the tops of the cabs. and may even store things (like baskets) up there,

Answer 3

A soffit is the material that goes under the eves of a building between the outside wall and the edge of the roof.

Answer 4

The term soffit can refer to the underside of any architectural projection, but most of the time, it is referring to the underside of your eaves, which is the part of the roof that projects out from your house. It's the place where icicles hang from.

Answer 5

look at the overhang on ur house or others. that part which issticking out past the main body of the house is the soffit.


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Answer 6

The part under your eaves...between the roof and wall area.