center and 24 inch on center applications the fascia vent strip 52 u2032 can also be colored to blend with the fascia 50 or soffit 70 the air flow is shown by the arrows to ventilate the building similar to the first embodiment the fascia vent strip 52 u2032 can be installed on new construction before the fascia 50 u2032 is installed or in renovating a pre existing building structure by first removing the existing fascia boards 50 u2032 from the roof rafters 20 u2032 each rafter 20 u2032 is cut to form a notch 76 of the same height as the width of the resilient strip 52 u2032 and of the same depth as the thickness of the strip 52 u2032 the strip 52 u2032 is set into the notches 76 is at least temporarily held by the glue stripes or plugs 74 u2032 to the ends of the rafters 20 u2032 the lower surface 60 u2032 of the air permeable and resilient strip is placed flush with the bottom of the ceiling joist 18 and the horizontal edge 22 u2032 of the roof rafters 20 u2032 and extends upward in the notch 76 the fascia 50 u2032 is then placed and secured by driving fasteners through the fascia 50 u2032 and strip 52 u2032 into the vertical edge 24 u2032 of the roof rafters 20 u2032 in typical renovation the gutter 54 u2032 and the drip edge 56 u2032 are also removed in order to facilitate the cutting of the notch 76 in the rafters 20 u2032 and then reinstalled those skilled in the art will recognize that the first embodiment.