Soffit materials are similar and also include plywood.
Fascia before roof.
Common materials for the job include pine ply cedar upvc.
It s easier and costs less to replace the rotten wood before the roofers install a new drip edge.
Roofing eaves are made up of the fascia and its associated partner the soffit or the portion of your overhang to which flood lights are usually installed.
Set the angle of the circular saw blade to match the slope of your roof and run the saw along the top edge of each fascia board.
The house has a hip roof with no soffits or gutters.
The facia board is currently a 1x4.
I sigh to myself wishing they had called me before the roofing contractor came out.
Different finishes variations of the soffit can be achieved more commonly flat plain plywood is used although tongue and groove boards can be used or even.
More commonly you ll only have to make repairs where damage has occurred.
What size fascia board should i install if i want to put on gutters and a metal soffit 3.
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Once the roof is on you can start the fascia soffit installation ideally before the tiles or other roofing material go on.
Making the tops of your fascia boards the same angle as the roof allows you to easily place roofing material over them without creating bumps or ridges.
Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.
You can also buy pvc and composite fascia or vinyl or aluminum fascia covers for wood.
Fascia cover depends on which type you are using some lie in over the top of the fascia board so cut the nails through the sheathing into the fascia board so that should be done before the reroofing then when the roofing is off those cut through nails into the fascia removed so they do not jack up.
Should i install new fascia board before installing the sheathing.
Always fix underlying water issues before repairing or replacing anything.
The fascia board is the trim on a house that covers the ends of the roof rafters.
If the fascia board itself is being replaced due to rot then roofer will sometimes do that.
Where should roof drip edge flashing be placed.
Click to enlarge any image our illustration above shows proper placement of the roof drip edge atop the roof sheathing before installation of roofing felt or ice and water shield and spaced a bit away from the fascia.
Most of the roof runoff is going off the roof not down the fascia board.
