soffit

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soffit englannista suomeksi

The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
{{quote-text|en|year=1983|author=Monte Burch|title=Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters|page=110
(quote-journal) (Property)|date=11 September 2014|passage=A soffit is the underside of any part of a building's structure. Most people know about the soffit boards below their fascia boards (which cap off the ends of a roof's rafters). But if you walk through a brick-built tunnel and glance upwards, for example, you will be looking at the soffit of the arch.
The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

''The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.''

''The vents on the bottom of the soffit should be open, and the vents on the side of the soffit should be closed.''