Replacing Flat Roof Fascia Board

Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board.

Replacing flat roof fascia board. Either way the most common strategy is to install wood fascia boards and cover them with vinyl or aluminum fascia covers. Remove the guttering from the fascia board. All timber would need to be removed in order to offer the full installation guarantee and replaced with full replacement 16mm upvc fascia. Once the whole section is free roll it out and place it on the ground.

How to remove and replace old rotten termite infested wood fascia boards or rake rafters. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters. 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. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.

Guttering is normally held onto the fascia by metal clips. Use a pair of multigrips to pull these clips back to release the section of guttering. Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil. 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.

The drip edge can be replaced without having to replace the whole flat roof. It s possible to buy vinyl fascia boards but not aluminum ones. They come in widths of 6 and 8 inches. Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.