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The versatility and range of Swish profiles and accessories allows an extensive choice of detail and appearance when dealing with box ends.

The sections below show some of the industry standard arrangements. The whole of the supporting timber framing is not shown because this will depend on the materials of construction and individual building design.

   

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Range Notes
 Box ends are constructed from standard fascia and soffit boards. Please refer to Fascia & Bargeboard sections for details.
 A 1.25m double ended board is available in all Jumbo profiles to minimise the amount of surplus material generated when constructing the deep gable face of a traditional box end.
 One piece box end panels are available in Square and Ogee designs. These panels may be embossed with a bespoke motif where a commercial requirement exists. 
   

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Characteristics
 Boards are the same as standard fascia, bargeboard and soffit units. 
 
   

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Important Design and Installation notes:
 Degraded timber must be replaced and all new timbers should be preservative treated.
 Provision should be made for supporting all free edges of the box ends and box end returns as well as the soffit boards. Treated softwood battens, securely fixed or tied back to the main structure, will provide a suitable means of support.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 


Industry Standard Arrangements
The following illustrations show some of the industry standard arrangements. The whole of the supporting timber framing is not shown because this will depend on the materials of construction and individual building design.
 
1. Vertical Cut Junction
 Fig28 shows a Bullnose fascia and bargeboard with a box end made from a larger depth of the same basic profile and cut at the top edge to follow the pitch of the roof. This condition also applies to Square profiles.
The return to the box end is cut from the same profile, retaining the bottom groove, thus providing support for all outer edges of the soffits and presenting a neat, uniform appearance.
The return should be cut a little higher than the bare dimension, so that there is no gap at its junction with the bargeboard soffit.
Junctions between fascia, box end and bargeboard are finished with matching corners and joints.
 
2. Splay Cut Junction
 Fig29 shows a detail giving the same configuration of outline, but with the box end splay cut at its junction with the bargeboard.
 
3. Add-on Sections
 Fig30 shows the bargeboard extending to meet the fascia. A triangular fillet cut from a suitable piece of Swish board is applied above the bargeboard and fixed with Trimtop nails to the tilt fillet on the gable rafter. Below, another fillet, retaining the return leg, is similarly fixed to timber framing supported off the gable ladder.
 The triangular offcuts may be closely butt jointed and finished with Swish low modulus silicone to the top and bottom edges of the bargeboard, or vertical link channel (C054) may be used if preferred.
 The return to the box end is cut from a matching board, retaining the bottom leg, and should be supported by suitable softwood battens.
 Junctions between fascia, bargeboard and box end return are made with standard matching corners and joints.
 
4. Uniform Edge
 Fig31 shows a method of dealing with Ogee profiles at box ends in order to obtain uniformity of profile and neat detailing.
   
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