Placing inadvertently omitted ventilation strip

A method of creating a soffit vent under a eave of an overhanging roof of a building comprising the steps of:

• providing a ventilation strip including an elongated panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a substantially uniform cross-sectional profile, and two edges;
• providing a substantially planar upper surface on said panel;
• providing perforations in said panel;
• providing a lip at each of said edges;
• providing a flange of non-uniform cross-sectional tapering profile extending laterally from each of said edges;
• cutting a longitudinal channel in the soffit of the building with the edges of said channel a distance apart substantially equal to the width of said panel;
• placing said ventilation strip against said soffit;
• aligning said panel under said channel;
• and
• driving a suitable number of fasteners through said flanges to secure said ventilation strip to said soffit.

A method of creating a soffit vent under the eave of an overhanging roof of a building comprising the steps of:

• providing a ventilation strip including an elongated panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a substantially uniform cross-sectional profile, and two edges;
• providing a substantially planar upper surface on said panel;
• providing perforations in said panel;
• providing a lip at each of said edges;
• providing a flange of non-uniform cross-sectional tapering profile extending laterally from each of said edges, said flange including an upper and a lower surface, said flange including a first end at the juncture with said panel and a second end opposite said juncture, said flange thicker at said juncture and thinner at said end;
• providing an adhesive layer on the upper surface of said flange;
• providing a removable protective layer on said adhesive layer;
• cutting a longitudinal channel in the soffit of the building with the edges of said channel a distance apart substantially equal to the width of said panel;
• removing said removable protective layer from said adhesive layer;
• aligning said panel under said channel and said adhesive layers under said soffit at each side of said channel;
• and
• pressing said upper surface of said flanges against said soffit to secure said ventilation strip to said soffit wherein said upper surface of said flanges are flush with the lower surface of said soffit and said ends of said flanges extend a minimal distance from said lower surface of said soffit.

A ventilation strip comprising:

• an elongated panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a substantially uniform cross-sectional profile, and two edges;
• said elongated panel including a substantially planar upper surface;
• perforations in said panel;
• a lip at each of said edges;
• a flange extending laterally from each of said edges;
• said flanges having an upper and lower surface;
• said flanges of non-uniform cross-sectional tapering profile;
• an adhesive layer on said upper surface of said flange;
• and
• a removable layer on said adhesive layer.