I felt pretty clever.
External board hanging below roof.
Fascia boards are installed onto rafter ends or tails as part of the exterior trim after a house is completely framed.
Making the tops of your fascia boards the same angle as the roof allows you to easily place roofing material over them without creating bumps or ridges.
Often holds the gutters.
Eave the overhanging area of the roof that extends beyond the house to keep rain water away from the lower part of the home.
Photograph 1 above left.
If the run is long you may need flashing to cover the exposed part of the facia.
Flashing will start from underneath the roof and bend down and overlap the back of the gutter.
The space under the roof.
Set the angle of the circular saw blade to match the slope of your roof and run the saw along the top edge of each fascia board.
Fascia decorative protective horizontal board covering the rafters area below the roof edge.
Got ourselves a kinda r 35 roof assembly when you factor in the thermal bridging.
Original roof uninsulated rafter framing with board roof.
Installed new shingles over a fully adhered membrane and the house looked pretty darn good photograph 3.
Slope the gutter down form there towards the spout.
Get a roof inspection to make sure your soffit and fascia boards are in good shape.
Wood fascia is easy to install though there are several techniques used to ensure that the fascia goes on straight and true.
Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.
The attic must be ventilated to protect the roofing system against excessive heat in summer and warm moist air generated by the house in winter.
Soffit covering for the underside of the eave often vented.
Water will blow in there and rot the timber facia.
The fascia board has to be resistant to moisture and rot or it won t last long.
The best way to prevent costly roof repairs is to get a professional inspection.
It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid.
Above my photo below at left illustrates use of a site built drip edge nailed tight against the fascia board leaving a gap that in turn sends roof runoff behind the gutter.
Its purpose is to cover the ends of the roof rafters and because that s where water drains off the roof the gutters are often attached to it.
A fascia board is technically part of the roof system of your house but from the ground it looks like part of the wall.
Below see the stains on the aluminum wrapped fascia board confirming that a lot of water is being sent behind rather than into the gutter on this roof.
Don t assume that the gutter is already sloping to the spout.
A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.
Fascia boards soffit material frieze boards molds and rafter tails are all components of an assembly that forms the eave of a wood frame house.
Also known as a fascia.
As you can see keeping your soffit and fascia in good shape is important.
Roof edge or eaves edge all the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
