Roof overhangs do the same to keep house walls, windows and doors dry except during violent wind-driven rainstorms. Then there’s the question of the quality of the wood trim.

Lloyd Alter / CC BY 2.0 Historic Functions of Overhangs and Eaves . Historically, roof overhangs and deep eaves performed an important function, particularly in wet parts of the country: they keep ...

Martin is right; good overhangs are absolutely the right thing to do. If you don't have a parapet and a roof deck above for the upstairs apartment.

Roof eaves protect the side of the house and the house’s foundation, plus they serve as a decorative element. Roof eaves contain smaller elements that do many things: Water coursing down the ...

The part of the roof least exposed to the weather is often the one in the worst shape. But that’s normal with soffits — the underbelly of the roof overhang. The usual suspects: no sunli… ...

Closed eaves: This overhang style has a soffit that conceals the eaves' underside, where the eave's bottom tip connects to the side of a building at a 90-degree angle.

The main entrance/reception space of the medical centre at Arbroath is a double-height entrance atrium with a structure of exposed cylindrical steel columns and a braced steel roof with a sealed built ...

Q: Tim, the window frame on the back of my house is deteriorating. If you look at the photos I sent, you’ll see there’s no gutter over this window but rather rain diverters up in the shingles.