How To Remove Roof House Fascia

Step 2 move the soffit toward the retaining channel under the roof edge.

How to remove roof house fascia.

If the board is covered by guttering you will need to carefully remove the gutter first. You won t have to remove either the fascia board or the gutter and so you can skip photos 2 and 3. Ask your helper to hold the bottom of the ladder while you climb up to the soffit. They are projected beyond your house s sides or at your roof s overhang.

Set the angle of a miter saw to 45 degrees so you can make clean cuts through the board. Remove the screws holding it in place and pull the guttering away from the house. Then lift up the roofing off the board and place a timber block underneath to prop it up. In most cases you shouldn t have too much trouble getting off the old fascia.

Save the screws for when you replace the guttering. Average cost of soffit and fascia. Remove damaged fascia board. This job is easier if you have a helper.

Buy a new board that matches the old fascia board in both thickness and width. Soak a large sponge in the warm water solution and scrub it over the fascia and soffit working back toward the house. Turn the saw on and pull it down to cut the angle. Remove the gutter brackets from your fascia so you can reuse them on the new board.

Lift the roof off the top of the fascia board use your wrecking bar to pry the nails out of the roofing above the rotten piece of fascia. Unscrew the gutters from behind your existing fascia board with an electric screwdriver. Put on your safety glasses and position the fascia board so the corner on one end lines up with the saw blade. You must first disassemble the gutter downspouts unscrew the gutter brackets and remove the gutters from the section.

Soffit and fascia are architectural elements of your home which you can find along the eave area or at the edges of your roof. In particular the soffit is located underneath your roof and the fascia is the area directly above it. Position the ladder against the house under the soffit on level ground. Miter the ends of your fascia board to 45 degree angles so they fit together.

Concentrate on indented or textured areas that typically hold more dirt trapped in their indentations. If so your job is easier. Pull the nails with a pry bar to release the gutter straps and lower the gutter. Use a flat pry bar to remove the damaged fascia board.

Pry the fascia board off the rafter tails if it shows rot.