feather edge cladding question please

[marmic]

Evening all,

 

We need to fix barge boards and fascias direct to horizontal timber cladding.  If cladding is feather edge (visually our current preference) there isn't a flat surface to connect  to -  is that a problem or am I overthinking this?   (if we use a lapped cladding it will be flat).

 

any thoughts appreciated please    many thanks

 

 

 

 

 

[JamesP]

I made and fitted the fascia boards first before fixing the horizontal Douglas fir cladding.

Does that help?

 

Edited Thursday at 19:32 by JamesP

[Temp]

Lot of solutions..

 

Fix something like a 2"x2" batten to the wall then clad upto it. The soffit fits to the underside of the batten. 

 

If the cladding is already done then fit a strip of cladding upside down and that will give a vertical face to fix the square 2x2 batten onto. Either that or run 2x2 through a table saw to put the correct angle on it.

 

If you need a ventilation slot where soffit meets cladding... Ive seen someone fix "triangles" to the bottom of the rafters to give a horizontal edge to fix to. You might already have enough bits of scrap rafter left over from cutting them to the angle at the ridge.