Repairing Roof Fascia

You won t have to remove either the fascia board or the gutter and so you can skip photos 2 and 3.

Repairing roof fascia.

You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d. A fascia covers the front of a soffit. Understanding soffit and fascia repair. This job is easier if you have a helper.

Pry the fascia board off the rafter tails if it shows rot. Paint the ends of your fascia boards. It was very easy. This is a repair for a dry day.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Change a rotten or damaged fascia board. Repair or replace a fascia board at any sign of damage. Remove the rotted section of fascia.

Epoxy wood filler can repair the ends of any rafters that have rotted as well as the bottoms of rotted fascia after first clearing out the rot with a chisel. If so your job is easier. It gives a roof s edge a finished look and serves as a mount for gutters. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.

If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. The labor is the same and the additional cost is negligible but the difference in how long your fascia lasts is substantial. Pull the nails with a pry bar to release the gutter straps and lower the gutter.