Replacing Rotted Tongue And Groove From Roof

Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880.

Replacing rotted tongue and groove from roof.

So we replaced all the old soffit boards with new 1x4 tongue and groove beaded ceiling boards which you can usually find at a lumberyard for reasonable prices. Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards. Soffit and fascia repair. Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood.

Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall. Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring. Remove the rotted section of fascia. It s a good idea to prime all four sides of tongue and groove flooring before installing it to reduce expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and humidity.

The material costs for this project are relatively low compared to the labor cost if you decide to hire a carpenter. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. Install the kickout flashing. I replace the damaged wood and prep for the new roof installation.

Rotted boards are the. Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap. How to fix a rotten board on a roof. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Rotten boards on your roof can lead to leaks and more rot. Kickout flashing installs just like standard step flashing except that half of the kickout flashing hangs over the edge of the roof. For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.

I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft. With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board. During a reroof start at the peak of the roof and remove all shingles prying them up with a pitchfork working your way down the roof. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. The solution to rotting sidewalls is a small piece of bent metal called a kickout flashing at roofing suppliers which simply directs all that water away from the wall.