Hole saw, jig saw, sawzall, etc. Sometimes the old ones were not set up for vented soffits and doing all that work might be a waste.

 

I'd leave the wood soffit in the gables/rakes and tear off the soffit at the eaves, since it is only the venting at the eaves that is any use.

 

Second the above thoughts.

 

It depends on how hard it is to pull down. If it's slower to pull it down then drill a 4" hole every foot then I do. Some times I drill a hole and its full of blown in so I say Fock it. It all depends on the house

 

It wasn't necessarily a speed thing, solely. More a safety/risk thing. Way easier to drill holes than be reaching overhead at that height to pry down plywood and pull nails, etc.

I think I'll quote it figuring in for taking a hole saw to it.

Would I really need one every foot? That's a hell of a lot of holes.

 

Yeah, it's pretty much SOP to leave the wood there unless you want to add venting that doesn't already exist. :thumbsup:

 

It wasn't necessarily a speed thing, solely. More a safety/risk thing. Way easier to drill holes than be reaching overhead at that height to pry down plywood and pull nails, etc. I think I'll quote it figuring in for taking a hole saw to it. Would I really need one every foot? That's a hell of a lot of holes.

What are you using for soffit?

I usually use center vent so I put a whole every foot. Or I do 2 solid then a full vent, so you can go every 3'

 

I just did a soffit job last week using the invisivent I drilled a 4" hole every few feet. They had zero ventilation before so anything I did was better than it was. I never remove old wooden soffit. Messy and takes more time

 

Almost always remove. Is lead paint a consideration?

 

Why would lead paint make a difference. Its getting covered up never to be seen again for 30 years.

 

If you remove soffit with lead paint and you use lead safe practices, it make a big difference in time.

 

No on the lead paint. It's all stained wood and the house is not old enough for lead.

The soffits as they are now are already vented; I'll assume for the moment that they're vented properly/enough.

If the current vents end up calculating to be enough (and I can see that I'm going to be making an extra trip out there to do come additional calculating), I can't see why I'd remove any of the wood, right? As long as the new vinyl is vented, I wouldn't be restricting any airflow that I can tell.

I appreciate all the feedback. I just want to do right by these folks. The first one went pretty damn smoothly so it's time to up the game a little bit.

 

No on the lead paint. It's all stained wood and the house is not old enough for lead.

The soffits as they are now are already vented; I'll assume for the moment that they're vented properly/enough.

If the current vents end up calculating to be enough (and I can see that I'm going to be making an extra trip out there to do come additional calculating), I can't see why I'd remove any of the wood, right? As long as the new vinyl is vented, I wouldn't be restricting any airflow that I can tell.

I appreciate all the feedback. I just want to do right by these folks. The first one went pretty damn smoothly so it's time to up the game a little bit.

Why didn't you mention that the first time?

 

Id say so long as nothing horrible shows thru the new soffit leave the old up....just make sure you have enuff clear vents to make it all work. ( as in somone didnt blow in or cover the vents from in the attic

 

Consider using HVS instead of ugly perforated soffit. That way the rakes and eaves will both look the same.

 

Agree with hidden vent. Quality Edge had a nice product that performs well.

 

Unless he priced it in vinyl already. I certainly wouldn't eat the additional cost just because.