Repairing Roof Fascia

Repair or replace a fascia board at any sign of damage.

Repairing roof fascia.

If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d. Paint the ends of your fascia boards. 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. Ice dams and moisture can ruin fascia boards that run along a roof line. Speaking of nailing make sure your contractor uses either stainless steel or old fashioned hot dipped galvanized nails.

It was very easy. Understanding soffit and fascia repair. The labor is the same and the additional cost is negligible but the difference in how long your fascia lasts is substantial. If so your job is easier.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. A fascia covers the front of a soffit. 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. Remove the rotted section of fascia.

Pull the nails with a pry bar to release the gutter straps and lower the gutter. This job is easier if you have a helper. You won t have to remove either the fascia board or the gutter and so you can skip photos 2 and 3.