Fascia board holds your gutters in place and protects the edges of your roof.
Roof barge board replacement.
It should take two workers no more than half a day to remove an old timber bargeboard and replace it with a new upvc plastic board.
They appear as an inverted v under the edges of the roof verge protecting the exposed materials much like a fascia.
Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil.
Replacement if the cement is secured to the boards then chances are you will need to fully replace this as well.
Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board.
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While fascias and soffits support the guttering of a property barge boards are attached to a gable to provide added strength protection and aesthetics.
It was very easy.
The width depends on the width of the rafters but since builders generally use two by six or two by eight lumber for roof construction the most common dimensions for fascia boards are one by six and one by eight inches.
Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters.
The gable is difficult to access and some additional scaffolding is required.
This video shows you a clever way to remove the old rotting section and replace it with a brand new piece of timber.
These areas are exposed to a lot of moisture and over time can start to rot.
Nail the fascia in place starting from the bottom with a nail every 36.
Removing the bargeboards does sometimes disturb the roof tiles on the gable so you should always be prepared to replace the cement.
Change a rotten or damaged fascia board.
You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d.
Fascia soffit and barge board importance.
You construct fascia boards out of 1 inch lumber.
Full replacement fascias the absolute best solution when any sort of infestation or large areas of rot are found and this includes the very top edge of fascia boards if a roof problem such as inadequate roof pitch and a lack of tile or slate cover into the gutter has caused extensive wood rot in that area.
Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.
The cemented roof tiles are disturbed needed to be re bedded onto new mortar.
Notch the bottom front corner of the fascia board and wrap it over the bottom end of the roof truss.