Replacing Wood Under Gutters

It s best to remove whole boards but you may have to make a.

Replacing wood under gutters.

Place a ladder in a location that allows you to reach the gutters and damaged fascia boards safely. 1 check to see if fascias are rotted. Common residential gutters are. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Many gutters utilize lead flashing at the end caps as well as in all splice joint locations and at the outlet pipes. Remove the gutters from the areas where you are going to replace the fascia board. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Pull down to remove the old soffit.

2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim. You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. Termites leave holes and tunnels leaving the rest of the wood intact. How to replace fascia wood under garage gutters 1.

Whether you will install gutters by yourself or hire a pro here is what needs to be done. Snap the sections together. When two pieces of gutter are jointed together we usually cut a splice joint and then relieve the wood 1 inch one each side of the joint. Things you ll need ladder electric screwdriver safety glasses reciprocating saw hammer circular or miter saw 2 in 5 1 cm nails body filler putty putty knife outdoor primer outdoor paint paintbrush foam roller.

Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. It s more likely that it simply rotted due to being wet. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards.

On rafter tails like that it s usually best to just sister something along side use a few screws back where the wood is good to tie them together and screw the sheathing to the new wood. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.