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Default Replacing fascia board and gutter: how hard?

Smitty Two wrote in newsrestwhich-
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Joe wrote:

On Jul 2, 9:36*am, woger151 wrote:
The fascia board on our addition is rotting out. *How hard is it to
replace that and the gutter?

In this particular case, the gutter isn't too far off the ground
(maybe 7 or 8 feet). *It's not all that long, maybe 12-15 feet.

I'm pretty handy, but not all that experienced.


Easy done if you build up a low walkway and have help. Two people are
ideal for handling long pieces of lumber which you will need. Current
good building practice is to use 2 x 6 fascia for strength and
endurance. Makes hanging gutters much easier, but costs a bit more.
Stainless screws in the rafter tails will last many years, too.

Joe


If the fascia is rotting, what are the chances that the rafters are too?
And then what?


Hopefully there's a rafter cap that rotted first.