TruBead Soffit delivers timeless beauty and the highest ventilation rating of its kind. Incorporate the character of a classic beaded style that your home deserves. Intelligent Air – Jet 45 concealed ventilation prolongs the life of your shingles and reduces energy costs. Plus, it has a Q800 TuffTech™ paint finish that resists peeling, cracking, chipping or delaminating.
Performance & Design
- 12″ width with 3.38″ panels. 12 ft. length available.
- Aluminum soffit available in solid and concealed full vent
- 0.019″ thickness
- NFA Rating: 10.2 (full vent)
- Intelligent Air – Jet 45 concealed ventilation prolongs the life of your shingles and reduces energy costs.
- A Q800 TuffTech paint finish that resists peeling, cracking, chipping or delaminating.
TruBead Aluminum Soffit vs. Vinyl Soffit
With an NFA of 2 or less, most vinyl full vent soffit panels only offer half of what’s required to work with a ridge vent system on a 1 ft. overhang.
Many vinyl and even aluminum lanced soffit panels offer less than a 10 NFA or what’s required to work with a ridge vent system.
TruBead Soffit has a patented micro-lance design that provides the right amount of airflow (10.2 NFA), while maximizing the architectural integrity of your overhangs.
Building a Healthier Home
When you enhance the ventilation, you enhance everything. With proper ventilation, you can reduce the temperature in the attic, prolong the life of your roof and other building materials, and reduce energy costs.
TruBead Colors
TruBead soffit combines a rich palette of colors meticulously selected for their visual temperatures and deep hues. The selection of colors complement today’s most popular exterior siding colors.
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Profiles
TruBead Solid
TruBead Vented
12 ft Lengths
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Specifications
NFA (Net Free Area)
10.2
Construction
Trapezoidal
Cross I-Beam
Coating
Q800 TuffTech™
Material
Aluminum 0.019"
Venting
Full Vent
Dimensions
12” Width
12 ft Lengths
Building Codes and Best Practices
Proper ventilation [more in-take through soffit than exhaust through roof vents] can lower the attic temperature by as much as 50°F, which significantly reduces the home’s heating and cooling, demands. Ridge and soffit vents help keep the attic space well-ventilated, preventing a build-up of moisture and reducing heat in summer. These vents can prolong the life of the roof.
Typical one foot soffit overhangs should have at least an 11 NFA, so when used on both sides of the home will have a combined NFA of 22 to draw the air flow needed to work with a ridge vent system.
Patents
U.S. Patent No.: 7,137,224
Canadian Patent No.: 2,496,496
Resources
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