Please see attached image. I don’t like the looks of this. Any ideas what can be done to fix this. Tight spot.
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I’d like to answer your question on how to “fix” this bastard condition, but.
You already know that whomever did this in the first place cobbled together the vinyl in an impossible place. To do this right you need more room to counter flash and integrate that wavy soffit. If it doesn’t leak now or with winter snow melt, I’d be surprised.
If in fact it is water tight, best bet might be not to look at it. I guess you could find a way to prop up a pvc board tight up against the soffit while still leaving a gap an inch or more above the shingle/step flashing…."
Maybe I should show you the other stuff I found. I understand it's a tough situation however I believe it was done in a hurry. So far I've counted 5 Horizontal Vinyl panels less than 4 feet, some I believe were less than 2 feet.
The only way I see that you could fix it would be to cut the roofing back flush with the fascia, Frame the edge of the roof down, install some PVC trim over the new flashing. It would be creating a new gable end with no soffit but at least the garbage would be gone.