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RayL12

On 28/01/2020 14:02, wrote:
On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 01:14:13 UTC, RayL12 wrote:
On 27/01/2020 10:19, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 26/01/2020 22:13, wrote:
On Sunday, 26 January 2020 21:55:49 UTC, thescullster wrote:
These will be fascias and soffit replacement and resurfacing of
our drive.
Would you be less disappointed with soffit-coloured driveway, or
driveway-coloured soffits?

Or a nice new drive with divots from the ladders of the soffit fitters
:-)

Discussing renewing garage fascias and soffits with my tenant carpenter,
he suggested overfitting with plastic on the basis that the existing
softwood is sound (brown paint and Ivy notwithstanding) and removal may
lead to further work with roof tiles.

Yes, Tim, a company would suggest that method given they then don't
have to disturb the roof cover to slide a thin piece of plastic against
the face of the fascia. Overall, an effective, nice cosmetic look.

On the other hand, to replace the system as a whole, ideally, the roof
cover will have to be removed to get good lines and fixings. If the
cover is tile and the bottom row of tiles is not fixed they can simply
push the bottom row of tiles up to have working space.

Otherwise they may have to remove a section length of tile. If there is
under-felt, it may be perished or, brittle, so they should also replace
a section length. Hopefully it will lift without tearing to allow the
new felt to be pushed under it to create a good lap.

A friend of many years ago had the same thing done. Given they just
tacked the plastic to any part of the surface, rather than the rafter
ends, it began to sag in places and drop off over a couple of years
because the wood fascia beneath had no 'body' to it. In winds it would
rattle. The weight of the plastic gutter also brought down a section of
the original wooden(rotten) fascia.

Be sure the fascia is sound all around. Take into consideration the
quantity and weight of water. 100mm cubed is a kilo. That's 10 kilo a
meter length of the gutter should it fill.

And, top down seems reasonable procedure for the works.

I was once instructed, by the home owner, to cut back an Ivy from the
roof. It grew on the whole gable of the property. It encroached onto
both sides of roof by ~2 meters along both gable verges(back and front).
It was pure toil. Every few inches it needed cutting and as it got to
the verge the branches were 20mm thick. Nothing like cutting a branch
off a tree. This stuff wrapped around itself such that several cuts may
then lead to a relatively small, piece being removed. No easy task. At
the end of day, as I was preparing to leave, the ivy peeled back and
brought the best of the outer skin of the gable wall down. The damage to
party fence and wheely bins was disastrous.

I've sometimes referred to ivy as structural ivy, sounds like that description is all too real.

NT

Actually, it's a good thing to go and look at what are considered,
'Living Bridges'. In some areas they can drive trucks across them.