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Questions tagged [fascia]

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Fastening aluminum fascia to wooden subfascia

As I understand it, one should pre-drill the hole for the fastener to prevent dimpling. Should the Aluminum fascia be fastened with a nail or screw? What is the preferred spec for the fastener? I am new at this so any lessons-learned or pitfalls…
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Is it okay to face nail the drip edge to the fascia?

A sunroom contractor is adding a screened in deck to my house. The drip edge was not delivered before the roofer installed the roof and he said that the drip edge could be installed later by lifting up the shingles and nailing. When the drip edge…
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Adding an eaves drip edge to an existing roof installation

There is some water dripping behind the gutter, and I am thinking of installing a drip edge. From what I read a drip edge is installed under the ice water shield at the eaves. The ice water shield sticks to the surface. Should I be attempting to…
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Prime and paint fascia before or after hanging?

I'm replacing a couple pieces of wooden fascia that have partially rotted, but am a bit unclear on the order of operations for successful water/rot resistance. The boards will be a couple lengths of 1x6 that will be nailed up, and one section will…
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Fixing water ingress at mitred corner in roof fascia

Apologies in advance for the long question - I wanted to include all the details as I am rather unsure of what I am doing! I have a 10-year-old flat roof with a fascia facing the predominant weather. This fascia has no gutter as the roof slopes…
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Should roof decking be re-nailed after replacing fascia?

When replacing roof fascia boards, is it common or required to re-nail the roof decking into the new fascia? My contractor says this is not necessary because the decking is nailed to the rafters about 6" in from the edge, but after he did this job…
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Fiber cement fascia cracked at joint - how do I patch this?

I have a cracked corner of fascia where two fiber cement boards meet. How would I go about fixing this? I tried "DAP Platinum Patch" spackling compound, just to find out that it's supposed to only cover minor cracks up to 1/8" deep. I feel like this…
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Best place to screw in eye hooks for string lights?

The wife has asked me to put up some string lights (2 x 45' lengths weighing 9 lbs/strand) over our deck in the backyard and I'm looking for the best way to hook it up to the house as I don't have any wood on the house to screw into. I have bought a…
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Should rain gutters be installed behind metal drip edge?

I am adding aluminum gutters to my new detached garage. I hadn't originally included them in the design, but want to add them to protect the doors and siding from splashing water, and to prevent soil runoff/erosion. I've been observing gutters,…
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What needs to be replaced for correct eaves / roof edge?

The last homeowner installed a patio roof - connecting support beams to the roof structure. It was a very flat roof -- that had lots of problems. I'd repaired it on multiple occasions - however, looking closer revealed underlying problems that…
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How do I repair or replace a fascia gutter end caps?

I have a fascia gutter with no endcap at all over a window. When it rains, water pours down over the Window which seems bad... What I'm struggling with is locating an end cap to fit the gutter. Neither Home Depot nor Lowes sell one large enough. Are…
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Name for wooden board that supports fascia, drip edge, soffit, and gutter?

QUESTION What is the name of the wooden beam that supports fascia, drip edge, soffit, and gutter? The nomenclature is important because it is hard (if not impossible) to Google anything without knowing what it is called. CONTEXT A contractor has…
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Ceiling leaks in driving rain -- how can I find source?

Apologies if dupe... Once or twice a year, in driving rain conditions, I get a ceiling drip on the northeast side of the house. Photo attached showing the damage. (Yes, kitchen. Yes, that is a stock of what used to be called Grade C maple syrup.…
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Was my gutter installed improperly?

I got into a project this weekend that involved removing the siding and getting into my wall from the exterior to fix a plumbing leak. Upon doing so, I noticed much of the framing wood above the plumbing leak was wet. For reference, the house has…
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Need help identifying materials needed to replace rotted and damaged wood

Need the names of materials or any suggestions as to what I should do.
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