How To Repair Rotted Gutter

This is a repair for a dry day.

How to repair rotted gutter.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Scrape away old hardened caulk and replace it with fresh caulk. Remove the rotted section of fascia.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards. Place a ladder in a location that allows you to reach the gutters and damaged fascia boards safely. Finish by sealing up cracks and crevices with caulk to keep water squirrels insects and other destructive intruders out for good.

Step 2 pry away rain gutters by removing either the metal strapping that holds them to the fascia boards or the long metal spikes that fix them to the fascia with the end of a hammer. Soffit and fascia repair 1. How to replace fascia wood under garage gutters. Whether you will install gutters by yourself or hire a pro here is what needs to be done.

Set the gutters aside. Apply a resilient weatherproof coating to the new pieces then secure them using stainless steel nails. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Epoxy wood filler can repair the ends of any rafters that have rotted as well as the bottoms of rotted fascia after first clearing out the rot with a chisel.

2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim. It is important to use the appropriate. 1 check to see if fascias are rotted. Clean gutters regularly at least twice a year to prevent blockages that can lead to water running over the backside of the gutter.