How far to soffet board should be insulated?

BarraOG · 2020-09-27 11:42:57

My understanding is that you shouldn’t have insulation on the soffet board but should I cover the brick in these pictures with insulation or is it ok as is? We have some mold on the ceiling below it.

27-09-2020 12:42PM

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BarraOG

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My understanding is that you shouldn’t have insulation on the soffet board but should I cover the brick in these pictures with insulation or is it ok as is? We have some mold on the ceiling below it.

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#2 28-09-2020 10:35AM

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The insulation should entirely cover the capping stone (thats the flat block on its side) leaving a gap on the external side for air to flow up and over the insulation.

If you dont cover the block then you can / will get condensation gathering at the internal ceiling wall resulting in mould growth

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#3 28-09-2020 11:08AM

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Its not just the block needs covering, the air needs to be diverted up above the insulation, using a ventilation baffle.
It should be easy enough done here as the soffit construction means you only need to do the places where the soffit is vented

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