Apparatus for covering exposed rafters

The apparatus for use with exposed rafters of a roof, said roof having plural rafters, each rafter of said plural rafters having an exposed end, said article comprising:

• a length of U-shaped sleeve defining an interior channel, said length of said U-shaped sleeve, when cut into segments so that each segment has an end, being dimensioned to receive and cover plural exposed end of a rafter of a roof, each segment of said U-shaped sleeve having an end;
• plural endcaps, each endcap of said plural endcaps being formed to be received by said each segment of said U-shaped sleeve and thereby close said end of said segments of said U-shaped sleeve and to cover said exposed end of said rafter when said rafter is received within said interior channel;
• a length of molding attachable to said U-shaped sleeve;
• and
• molding endcaps, each molding endcap of said molding endcaps being attachable to said molding.

A roof, comprising:

• plural rafters, each rafter of said plural rafters having an exposed end;
• sheathing fastened to said plural rafters;
• shingles fasted to said sheathing;
• U-shaped sleeves receiving said exposed ends of said plural rafters and attached to said sheathing, wherein said U-shaped sleeves have upper flanges and spaced apart lower flanges, said upper flanges and said lower flanges defining soffet channels therebetween;
• molding attached to the last rafter of said plural rafters;
• and
• soffet boards received in said soffet channels.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a rafter having an exposed end;
• a U-shaped sleeve defining an interior channel dimensioned to receive said exposed end of said rafter, said U-shaped sleeve having an end, wherein said U-shaped sleeve has means formed thereon for receiving molding;
• an endcap formed to fit into and cover only said end of said U-shaped sleeve to close said end of said U-shaped sleeve and thereby cover said exposed end of said rafter when said rafter is received within said interior channel so that said U-shaped sleeve and said endcap maintain the appearance of a rafter tail;
• and
• molding received by molding receiving means of said U-shaped channel.