Replacing Wood Under Gutters

Remove the gutters from the areas where you are going to replace the fascia board.

Replacing wood under gutters. You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. It s best to remove whole boards but you may have to make a. 2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim.

Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards. It s more likely that it simply rotted due to being wet.

If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. 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. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. 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.

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. Many gutters utilize lead flashing at the end caps as well as in all splice joint locations and at the outlet pipes. Remove the rotted section of fascia. How to replace fascia wood under garage gutters 1.

Termites leave holes and tunnels leaving the rest of the wood intact. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft. Snap the sections together. Pull down to remove the old soffit.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. 1 check to see if fascias are rotted. Place a ladder in a location that allows you to reach the gutters and damaged fascia boards safely. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

Common residential gutters are.