I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft.
Replacing rotted tongue and groove from roof.
Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails.
Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood.
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.
Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.
Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing.
Remove the rotted section of fascia.
The material costs for this project are relatively low compared to the labor cost if you decide to hire a carpenter.
Pry off the baseboard and remove the remaining nail with a hammer.
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.
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.
Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring.
Soffit and fascia repair.
A wood porch floor can rot and deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements.
Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards.
When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring.
If it comes off without splitting reuse it later.
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.
How to fix a rotten board on a roof.
Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall.
Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap.
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.
For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.
I replace the damaged wood and prep for the new roof installation.
With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board.
Rotted boards are the.