Eave trimming element

#This invention relates generally to the construction of private building structures and, more specifically, to the construction of the eave portion of such structures.

#In the construction of houses, commercial buildings and other structures having roofs which extend out beyond the sides of the structure to form eaves, the underside of the eaves (see FIG. 1) must be properly trimmed for aesthetic purposes and to prevent unwanted dust, moisture and vermin from getting into the structure via the underside of the roof.

#Traditionally, the finished trimming of the eaves requires the extensive construction and assembly of complex eave finishing structures which must be handmade from wood, plastic and/or foam. Such a prior art eave finishing structure is illustrated in FIG. 2. However, the construction and assembly of such finishing structures is arduous, time-consuming and expensive. Also, the finished weight of such finishing structure is considerable. Thus, the house or commercial building necessarily requires a heavy duty support framework.

#These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood from the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:

#FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side detail view of the eave portion of a structure to which the invention is applicable;

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side detail view of an eave trimmed by a method of the prior art;

#The following discussion describes in detail one embodiment of the invention and several variations of that embodiment. This discussion should not be construed, however, as limiting the invention to those particular embodiments. Practitioners skilled in the art will recognize numerous other embodiments as well.

#The invention is a method of trimming the eave of a structure using a plurality of eave trimming elements 10.

#The invention addresses the problem of how to finish trimming the eave portion 101 of a residential or commercial building 102. FIG. 1 illustrates the eave 101 of a typical building 102. The building 102 comprises a vertical wall 103 having an outer side 104 and a inner side 105, a ceiling 106 and a roof 107. The roof 107 is supported on rafters 115. In the building 102 illustrated in FIG. 1, the upper portion 108 of the roof 107 has been covered with clay tiles 109. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the underside of the forward edge 110 of the roof 107, which is termed herein the eave 101 of the building 102, comprises an eave face board 111 having a forward surface 112 and a lower surface 113. The intersection of the forward surface 112 and the lower surface 113 defines an eave outer edge 114. Disposed at the apex of the eave outer edge 114 is an eave outer edge angle α. The eave face board 111 is typically a 2×4 and the eave outer edge angle α is typically 270°.