Replacing Rotting Wooden Gutters

You ll need to remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters.

Replacing rotting wooden gutters. 1 check to see if fascias are rotted. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards. Apply wood putty to the newly cleaned area in smooth even strokes with a spatula tool. Things needed ladder pry bar hammer tape measure oscillating tool with metal cutting blade reciprocating saw miter saw circular saw.

A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. If you notice that the wood around your window has rotted take care to address this as soon as possible. Use a chisel or ice pick to chip away at the rot in sections until it is completely removed. Replacing the wood isn t terribly complicated but the problem usually goes further than you might thing.

Whether you will install gutters by yourself or hire a pro here is what needs to be done. Scrape across rotted sections of gutter with a scraping tool such as a putty knife. Inspect the fascia and soffit fig. 2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim.

Pry off the apron and trim using a pry bar. Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles.