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Soffit sheet strips.

Measure every supplied strip width and finished run length.

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Sheet width and length, cut gap and permitted grain direction.

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Net soffit area may fit poorly when full strips must be cut in one direction.

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Ventilation, support and fire requirements are outside quantity planning.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Eave run length10 m32.81 ft
Supplied strip cut length0.5 m1.64 ft
Source strip stock length3 m9.84 ft
Effective installed strip width0.2 m0.66 ft
Cut kerf5 mm0.2 in
Installed strips = ceil(eave run/cover); cuts per stock = floor((stock+kerf)/(overhang+kerf))Uses identical straight cuts and fixed orientation. Ventilation, roof structure and fastening specifications are excluded.

Soffit stock lengths: 10 lengths

Installed strips
50
Strips per stock length
5
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Measure every supplied strip width and finished run length.

Sheet width and length, cut gap and permitted grain direction.

Net soffit area may fit poorly when full strips must be cut in one direction.

Input for Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Soffit Strip Cut Quantity Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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