HOW TO | Birdbox, Soffit and Fascia. 

Very clean work. Nice to see another contractor who takes pride in their work. People watch these videos and it looks easy it isn’t the case at all. It takes years of mistakes and failure to get to this skill. You learn from the mistakes and eventually you make it look very easy like he did.

Awesome job guys. I'm a Marine Veteran and like seeing Vets having successful businesses.

Gonna be honest dude. You inspired me to make more money. You’re a cool dude. I do framing, siding, roofing, soffit/fascia, and pretty much everything carpentry. Just your work ethic alone is inspiring. Thanks bro.

I have been roofing for about 15 years and I watch ur videos because u never know what you can learn from someone. I have taken a few of your tips. You seem like a good guy and great boss. Thank you for doing this buddy

A true professional right there. Thanks for posting and maintaining high standards

Great job it’s good to see somebody out there explaining the how and why instead of just showing us thank you for your service our freedom is under your wings❤️🇺🇸

I’m a mason but I can admire your quality and productivity.

Trying to tackle my own soffit and fascia project … this video helps me a ton ! Thanks for the production !

Very simple & clear explanation. 👌… Surprised how so many other videos fail to demonstrate this properly. Thanks for the tips! 😎

I’ve watched a lot of videos on birdbox/soffit/fascia install. For me and my 1958 ranch home this one is the BEST. Real guys doing real work and letting me hang out and learn. Thanks for both your time making these vids and your service to our country.

Thank you I hade no idea how to do any of this work and i have been watching the video and putting fascia on my house.

Thanks dude! I've been struggling to find a video with a clear instruction on how to finish a bird box. This was most helpful

Great video 👍 I've been putting off doing my garage birdbox & soffit/fascia , & it seems that every year the carpenter bees make more holes. Now I got the skills to get it wrapped up

Thank you for the video. I just finished the soffit and fascia on my garage that I’m building myself and it turned out great.

Just started an exterior renovation business after working the job at another company. There is no end to finding new tricks for this type of work. Enjoying your vids and ads. Thanks for your efforts

Tech tip of the day, when you throw something up to someone, throw right to their face. Sounds bad right, but I guarantee he’ll catch it every time. This is what was taught to me and it always works! And No I have never seen anyone get smacked in the forehead doing this. Now this trick may not work if your workers are stoned or drunk. Just an FYI!

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for making all the videos. I watched about a hundred of them, and learned the entire time. Now I'm on a good crew roofing every day. My shingle lines are always nice and straight, and I shingle almost identical to you.

Thanks that looks “AWESOME “ great illustration, first time viewer of your channel and you made it look very easy ; not complicated; I’m a woman DIY’er and an designer/drafter ; I have guys doing work for me and I always have to be one-head up for my jobs, and I appreciate professionals that instruct excellent , professional work ethics, God Bless ,, Take Care until then.

Great teaching! I need to do this to my house, and this makes it much clearer on how to do it. Thanks!

Good video man. I was a siding installer for 12 years, worked solo about 99% of the time. Specialized in gables and overhang using aluminum and steel, no vinyl. I used slightly different tools and methods but end up with a similar result. It's always good to see someone else who really knows the craft. Tip for when your soffit ends right at the peak of the gable: Break off the first 4" section of that last piece by scoring it with your knife. Do it on the first line of the valley in the rib, so that the valley stays in place. Use the valley to lock into the previous piece of soffit. Now that last piece will die 4" from the peak instead of on the peak.

I've always struggled with how to finish "birdboxes". You did a great job explaining it.

Thank you, this helped me tackle a siding job that I'm currently doing on a house that I framed, so it's definitely a change in finesse and putting the framing hammer away.

I was planning to hire someone to do this on my home build. Now I know it aint nothin but a thing. Thanks!

Great tutorial! My house looks great, thanks to this!

Our garage roof has a lot of rotten sheeting and the first ice/snow storm we got let to the dave's demise including the soffit, fascia sub fascia, gutter, downspouts, and all that. I managed to bolt in some decent sistered rafter tail repairs but ended up just screwing in so.e pine and mdf boards to keep the brunt of the elements and critters more importantly out. Will come back to this when the weather gets a bit nicer so I can properly fix everything. Love your work fellow vet, love to see when other vets are doing well 👍

Man knows his stuff. A pleasure to watch a real craftsman at work

Looks good, I always bend my soffit in the middle and start at the peak. Just back tucking one side .

Thank you so much! As a homeowner having my entire house re-sided, including soffit & fascia, and getting all sorts of "explanations" 🥴 as to why something doesn't look right, this is Gold! Just like Math...order of operations. I have been cringing everyday with the "work" (I use that term loosely) that is being done. I wish I could do it myself, but I like being close to the ground. 🤣 It seems that 1" fold under is standard for fascia, but dude is using 1.5" probably because most of the soffit pieces are cut skewed and he's trying to cover it up. Then the reveal doesn't line up with any connecting J-channel. 🤦‍♀️ I just want to cry. 😒 Ugh! Asked why the overlap on the fascia long side was not pointing to the rear of the house for a smooth line of sight, but the vinyl siding overlap is facing the rear. He says it doesn't matter because you're going to put gutters up, right? I told him it should be consistent regardless. You can still see the overlaps under the soffit. Ok, I'm done now. 🤣🤣🤣 And, thanks again. Your videos are so helpful. 👍🇺🇸

Great stuff bro. These are the videos we need to see. Great to pick up a few tricks on exterior trim. If you can, do a metal bending video. Especially on wrapping exterior window trims and bending fascia. Keep up the good work!

Zach - another great video. This is awesome knowledge you're handing out. Your channel continues to inspire me man. I really and truly appreciate the time you put into these videos. I will never understand the hate thrown your way. Keep em' coming brother.

My home endured the eye of hurricane Laura. Most of the soffit and fascia was destroyed. Contractors are saturated with work so I’m having to fix it myself. This video is perfect! Thank you for your help! I am a subscriber now.

These are the really good videos that Help the Industry. 2 Thumbs Up

Great job!! Liked the part with those nails sticking out it was an important part of this job to let us know about that! Came out Great! 👌👌👍🏻

Thank you for your service to our country.

Thanks you sir for this video. I just bought a fixer upper house. Can’t afford much more so I’m doing the work myself. Been struggling getting someone to give me some pointers on this. I get it now thanks to you for this video. I appreciate it.

Thanks for this video, i’m doing this for the first time and I will do a good job with your tutorial.

Nice work. Never considered protecting my fascia boards with tin. Really looks clean.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge with us. Finished work looked really nice. 👍

We use to house the cut away portion of the rake fascia cover in nailed on aluminum undersill trim where it runs across the bird box. It holds that long flat section flat without a lot of visible nails. You can make a narrow hemmed strip for this out of matching coil stock. Also that last piece you cut off the bird box cover should have been left on as a tab bent around to the eve side to flash the outside corner. That way you don’t have to do the same on the long eve fascia cover resulting in so many layers on your corner return(bird box). Good job on the upside down F channel to trim that roughly applied fake live edge clapboards. You don’t want birds or bats in your birdbox

Nice job 👍🏼, here to learn and hang out for real, please keep putting more videos out with trick skills.

I'm about to try and put soffit on my garage. This video really helped me. Thanks!!

Great video! Thank you, helped me a lot doing my own facia!

one of the best videos I've seen great info thank you!

This is great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

Worlds Fastest Shingler, I'm the slowest siding man. LoL!!!! I have just started siding my house. I have watch lots of videos . I would like to say THANK YOU FOR DOING THESE VIDEOS!!! I have learn a lot from your videos... I'm a bit slow for being 67 young. So far it's looking great!! you are Awesome !!! doing these videos !!!! Be SAFE!!! SIDING MIKE FROM POWELL TENN.

Nice job. You make it look so easy. Thanks for this video.

Super helpful video. Lots of good advice that's obviously based on real life experience. Very useful information. Thanks for sharing.

I don't know how I stumbled on to this video but I enjoyed watching your craft. You are one cool kat

As always, another great video. Thanks for sharing WFS!

Always supporting fellow veterans. Liked and subscribed just for that fact alone.

Excellent demo, thanks for sharing, teaching

Great advice, really will help me out on my garage.

Great Video! Love the way that siding looks!

Thanks a million. Youre tutorial helped plenty. Great video. Keep it up.

Thank you so much. I learned a lot from this video. And I was able to do the job my self. Thank you again

best work I have seen so far Thanks !!

Good job my friend, very good. You teaching and working really well.

Awesome video....taught me exactly what I needed to know and was simple to follow. Great work and a huge THANK YOU!!!

I’ve been watching videos to see how it should properly be done. You did a great job explaining and clean work. I wish I could send the pics of my new custom home. They just finished fascia and it looks like shit. Contractor is getting an ear full tomorrow.

This has been very helpful. I'm building a shed and facia is my next step. I'm not sure how it will work out without those presidentials but it will likely be way ahead of where I was headed without the video. I watched several times. Thanks very much for making it. Now, please do the peak cuts on your next one. 😎

Thx for showing all the little tricks not many will..cheers

Sometimes I will pilot hole the metal just smaller than the head but bigger than the shank of the nail to prevent a potential bubble. Top work bro. Crispy!

I like the way you teaching

Excellent video. Useful, detailed and to the point. Thanks.

Great tips, thanks. Home owner here, did my house and garage with a system like that from Menards. Soffit panel is solid vent vent sold. Started at the top of the gable end bending the panel in the middle and work my way down both sides. Makes it even in both directions. Would like to know how you finish the top of the gable with the facia and any tricks to keep things from buckling in direct sunlight if possible. It seems to flatten out as it cools ( thermal expansion sucks), but it seems to loosen the nails over time.

Your workmanship is outstanding great job

Nice clean work my friend!!!! We need pros like yourself here in south Fla. Too many wanna-bees in Florida. Keep it up👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Looks like you need to invest in 6in hand benders or bigger😁.Why nail in the 1in on the eve fascia?Why not face nail?Gutter going to cover.Just wondering I know people do things differently just curious.

Good vid should be more like this on you tube

Great information, keep sharing thanks!!!

Great job! I started to youseing screws that match color ! I do this because I've had really high winds blow it loss since then no call backs and new business definitely a plus. Got this idea from manufacture homes! They pull them down the road at 55 plus miph they say they never had a problem with blow off.

Thank you so much great teacher awesome work

Pretty thorough video to explain what you were doing to someone who has never done this stuff before. It would be awesome if you could make more like this. I was trying to look up videos on how to get drip edge around the corners properly and RU-vid seems to be lacking badly. I'm about to search your page to see if you have anything of the sort. If you don't, it would be awesome to see that whole process on a new roof.

Well done. Looks fantastic,!

Good job. We only use steel fascia's. Much stronger. I have replaced lots of aluminum. It works, but not as long. Nice job explaining your method though. "Corner box" is what we call it.

I love doing finishing trims. Nice work. I like to make the whole bird box from 1 peice, looks cleaner and eliminates the chance of wind getting in the first piece of facia across the eve. Give it a try mabey you'll like it to

Very good video. See if a ditch digger can git-r-done on old farm house tomorrow.

Your a beast dude seriously wish I could come work for ya and you critique my Work I swear I been learning the more quality you are the better smoother and faster it goes!

I prefer to bend my own aluminum. Also I have a method where there are only nails on my seams. I bend a receiver that I slide under the drip edge. And a reverse bend on the top of my fascia metal. Push it up and clicks in and will never come out even if you want it to. The bottom of the fascia I put an f channel upside down to receive the soffitt. My fascia metal is bent to hook the f channel on the bottom. It comes out really nice and guaranteed to not fall off. I don't like relying on smooth shank nails. Love your videos btw I just started watching

Totally awesome video. You guys are pros 👍🏻

Very good you guys Iam from El Salvador I live by Quantico Base Virginia I never doing a job like this but you guys looks very professional great 👍🏼

Thank so much, amigo, very helpful video to me.

Love the channel name thanks for your service

That looked like OBS you put up as a patch instead of Plywood. Also, maybe some safety glasses. My grandpa lost his eye from a nail gun. Really nice looking work.

Appreciate the effort taken into this video making.. thanks guys

Thank you so much very well explained video.

I have a question? I had a contractor install metal facia and soffit last fall. During the winter I had water dripping down the outside wall of my home. Thought it was the unusual amount of snow and large ice jam that grew on the eve egde. This summer during a heavy rain I noticed I was having the same issue. How can I fix the water wicking backwards and getting under the soffit, then running down the walls?

I'm ready to tackle my house now!! You do wonderful work man!! Thx for the video

Not to bad instructions ..pretty good advice and tips ..good work ..

Great teaching, thanks for the video. I know now always to wrap metal over the wood. Wood rots too fast.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Great tutorial. I'm about to tackle a huge garage with 44' flats and 22' gable rakes. Where do you find the aluminum fascia trim? I've searched the interwebs, and all the box stores (Home Depot, Lowes) carry is the vinyl stuff and I don't want that. Appreciate the time you take to teach us DIYers. Thanks

I do the same thing out of smooth coil bent on a break cuz not all boxes are small enough for fascia. I also think bending the soffit and only boxing the outside fascia board looks the best

i am learning how to do these things and i havent even stepped foot on a roof before

DON'T FORGET TO HIT THE LIKE BOTTOM ON THESE VIDEOS IF ENJOY THEM. it helps out tremendously. Also this video was originally 55 minutes lol I cut it in half! I'm working on shortening up these videos without ever sacrificing delivery. hope you guys enjoy. only thing I left out that I wish I had added was how I make a connection on my fascia so that the next piece accepts it without being bulky. I forgot to cut it in the one that I installed on the gable and had to cut it while it was up

Great work. Only thing I would have done differently is to tuck the facia fold under the birdbox. 21:35. I feel it's a cleaner look. I use the same 15 oz Estwing too. Great siding hammer.

Bird boxes are so goofy looking, to each there own

Muchas gracias excelente trabajo, bien detallada la explicación, gracias. Tengo una duda donde podría conseguir el material, de aluminio que utilizo?

Thank you for making these im 19 starting to get into exteriors, your content is awesome!

That is OK for not using a brake. I use trim coil stock and bend it up in my brake, also much better to use the brake when the box has to be taller than the fascia will allow.