Talk:Soffit

message: This page could do with a good picture or two.  Maybe when I buy a digicam, I'll take some...
Also, does the term "buttlock" deserve its own page, or should it be introduced here?
--Slashme 11:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pic and Buttlock

message: I encountered this term in a termite inspection, and think I understand what it meant in that context, but ran across the term "soffited speaker", apparently referring to mounting a speaker behind a grille in a wall or cabinet. So this article needs a bit of expansion... Andyvphil (talk) 14:36, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  soffited speakers 

message: There are 4 Pi steradians in a complete sphere, so a wall should be 2 Pi steradians, and a wall-ceiling boundary should be Pi steradians.
DMJ001 (talk) 23:10, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  soffited speakers: steradians 

message: From a layman's perspective, merging the two would make sense. I know what an eave is and I had heard the term soffit a few times but even the dictionary here doesn't recognize it as a general term.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.89.172.88 (talk) 23:26, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Soffit

message: In the United States, the term soffitt is used for the filler above kitchen cabinets to the ceiling. Perhaps I will supply a photo. Also, is this spelled with one t or two?--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:37, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Soffitt inside

message: Without having Support or Oppose labels, I understand the positions to be:
*Support: 68.89.172.88, Toby Bartels
*Oppose: 69.227.137.222, Scoop55, 24.13.233.202,  120.152.24.5 (weak), DThomsen8
:The discussion, while not strongly conclusive supports keep.
:SBaker43 (talk) 05:09, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Summary

message: In civil engineering, the soffit refers to the underside of a culvert or pipe (as opposed to an invert).  I think it should be mentioned in the text, but I cannot find any useful links to this definition derivative. Robdb2 (talk) 19:53, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soffit of a pipe

message: There needs to be a discussion of the impact of soffits on biodiversity through reducing nesting habitats &c.  Diomedea Exulans (talk) 09:57, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ecology 

message: Certainly in Australia, soffit is widely used by builders and architects to describe whatever is above, the underside of the roof, floor, ceiling, but not a false ceiling - the soffit is above it. I've never come across its use to describe the underside of eaves specifically.
Norm Crothers
NormCrothers (talk) 02:55, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wider architectural use 

message: The article describes a soffit as a term for the "underside of any construction element". Does this include something as extensive as, say, the ceiling of an exposed porch? If not, there should be more delineation. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 02:42, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: That is too simple, . The ceiling is the ceiling, outdoor or indoors. That definition of soffit comes from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, by the way. It is here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Soffit    --Prairieplant (talk) 00:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outdoor ceilings? 

message: Does anyone have a clear photo showing a soffit above wall-mounted cabinets? I think that would add to this article. I looked in Wikimedia commons to see if some interior photos included that feature, but had no luck finding a useful photo. There are lots of such photos on line, but they all belong to somebody.    --Prairieplant (talk) 00:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Need photo of a soffit above wall mounted cabinets