Soffit and fascia siding system

Abstract

A soffit and fascia system for use on an exterior of a building that includes a soffit member, a soffit flashing, a fascia member, and a fascia flashing. The soffit flashing is adapted to be secured to an exterior of the building and to retain the rear portion of the soffit member in a desired configuration with concealed fasteners. The fascia flashing may be adapted to be coupled to the fascia member in the lower portion thereof and adapted to at least partially retain the forward portion of the soffit member in the desired configuration. The soffit member may include two or more soffit segments. The soffit member may further include at least one soffit joint adapted to be disposed between a first soffit segment and a second soffit segment and to couple the first and second soffit segments together.

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       30 . A modular siding system for covering a building substructure, the modular siding system comprising:
 a plurality of soffit members having a plurality of soffit-associated flashing members secured thereto;   a plurality of fascia members having a plurality of fascia-associated flashing members secured thereto; and   a plurality of trim members having a plurality of trim-associated flashing members secured thereto;   wherein said soffit-associated flashings, said fascia-associated flashings, and said trim-associated flashings are directly secured to the building substructure, said soffit members, said fascia members, and said trim members are not directly secured to the building substructure, and said soffit members, said fascia members and said trim members are spaced away from the building substructure so as to leave an air gap between the building substructure and said soffit members, between the building substructure and said fascia members, and between the building substructures and said trim members.   
   
   
       31 . The modular siding system of  claim 30 , wherein said soffit-associated flashings, said fascia-associated flashings, and said trim-associated flashings are secured to the building substructure with a plurality of fasteners. 
   
   
       32 . The modular siding system of  claim 31 , wherein virtually all of said plurality of fasteners are concealed. 
   
   
       33 . The modular siding system of  claim 30 , wherein said air gap is vented to an exterior atmosphere surrounding the building substructure. 
   
   
       34 . The modular siding system of  claim 30 , wherein said soffit-associated flashing members provide for expansion and contraction of intercoupled soffit members. 
   
   
       35 . The modular siding system of  claim 34 , wherein said plurality of soffit-associated flashing members, said plurality of fascia-associated flashing members, and said plurality of trim-associated flashing members are fabricated from a resilient polymeric material. 
   
   
       36 . The modular siding system of  claim 35 , wherein heat-related expansion and contraction of said intercoupled soffit members does not exceed memory characteristics of the soffit-associated flashing members. 
   
   
       37 . The modular siding system of  claim 30 , wherein said soffit-associated flashings, said fascia-associated flashings, and said trim-associated flashings accommodate heat-related expansion and contraction of said soffit members, said fascia members and said trim members, respectively, without permanent deformation.