On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:04:08 -0400, aemeijers
wrote:

On 6/18/2011 3:11 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:


JIMMIE wrote:
Due to hail damage I need new gutters. Inspection of the gutters
showed I also needed new fascia boards. Is there a synthetic material
I can use in place of wood that will not rot? I dont want to ever have
to do this again.

Jimmie
Hi,
How about Aluminum cladding?

BAD idea. The fascia on this house is rotted out in several spots
BECAUSE it was clad, badly. Gutters clog and overflow, water gets
through gap between top back edge of gutter and drip edge, and runs down
behind cladding. Board stays wet pretty much all the time. Even with a
perfect cladding job, everywhere you have a screw or nail through the
cladding, you have a path for water.

Cladding fascia with aluminum has nothing to do with rotting.
It's all about not having to paint.
If the gutters aren't properly hung, unclad facia will rot from the
back, no matter how you maintain the paint on the front of the fascia.

--Vic