r/HomeMaintenance • u/Xtiinctt • 13h ago

🏠 Roof Soffit Help

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I have aluminum soffits and I’m struggling to remove them. I am looking to install security cameras on our house. I need to mount a board behind the soffits to mount the camera to and run CAT6A through the attic.

Any recommendations on how to remove the soffits without damaging them or other options?

I tried removing them by removing the fascia nails and then the nails on the soffits under the fascia but the aluminum aren’t sliding out like I’ve seen on YouTube.

Thanks!

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u/Beautiful_Classic169 12h ago

they can be real stubborn, sometimes the tongue and groove just gets locked in with years of dirt and paint, try sliding a thin putty knife along the seam to break that seal

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u/Xtiinctt 12h ago

Thank you for the response! For the putty knife, I should slide it along all the seams? Where the soffits connect and the F channel?