I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy

I'm sure any decent carpenter/handyman would do both


"Nancy Young" wrote in message
...
I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy


Hi,
Siding installer usually does that.

"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote

I'm sure any decent carpenter/handyman would do both

I really need someone like that. I had a very bad experience with the
last one I hired for a different job. I think that's what's holding me
back from getting this taken care of. Thanks for the advice.

nancy

"Tony Hwang" wrote

Nancy Young wrote:

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call?

Siding installer usually does that.

Oh! Well, that is someone who would do that kind of stuff, thanks.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy



I second the motion that any COMPETENT carpenter should be
able to do both.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

"Robert Allison" wrote

Nancy Young wrote:

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

I second the motion that any COMPETENT carpenter should be able to do
both.

I need a list of competent people I could just pick from.
Having a carpenter I could trust would be a very good thing
for me.

nancy

In article , Nancy Young says...


"Robert Allison" wrote

Nancy Young wrote:

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

I second the motion that any COMPETENT carpenter should be able to do
both.

I need a list of competent people I could just pick from.
Having a carpenter I could trust would be a very good thing
for me.

You just have to dive in, and find someone, and use him (or her - heck, I had a
lady mason!) again if it works out well.

Start with recommendations from trusted friends, coworkers, and neighbors. If
none are forthcoming from there, ask a local lumber yard. That's how I found my
excellent GC. Didn't have anyone, needed new doors installed, went with the
installation guy my local lumber yard/hardware store had on their list. I
lucked out. But that's how it has to be sometimes.

Cheers,
Banty

"Nancy Young" wrote in message
...
I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy

A nice type of gutter is "seamless", which has not joints which will
eventually leak. I would call the gutter guys and ask them if they will
also do the fascia. From my experience as a roofing and siding mechanic in
the past, so will and some won't.

You *might* be OK if you can find a good, reliable "Gutter Repair"
contractor, but what you -really- need is someone who can size
up such a job. Most of such critters can be described as "Hairy Beasts
Of The Fifth Appendage", 'scuse my French.

For instance, if your fascia in back and on sides is not really
solid, fiddling the front (only) *could* be a waste of time and $.

A truly good and honest estimator might tell you the same thing,
but it's always better if you know "up front", and such
estimators can be rare.

Gotta brother, boy friend or whatever with a ladder? :-)

Good Luck,
Puddin'

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:37:36 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote:

I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy


"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

"Banty" wrote

In article , Nancy Young
says...

I need a list of competent people I could just pick from.
Having a carpenter I could trust would be a very good thing
for me.

You just have to dive in, and find someone, and use him (or her - heck, I
had a
lady mason!) again if it works out well.

Yeah, I struck out the first time in a bad way and it's made me leery.

Start with recommendations from trusted friends, coworkers, and neighbors.
If
none are forthcoming from there, ask a local lumber yard. That's how I
found my
excellent GC. Didn't have anyone, needed new doors installed, went with
the
installation guy my local lumber yard/hardware store had on their list. I
lucked out. But that's how it has to be sometimes.

Interesting idea. Maybe I'll give that a try. Thanks.

nancy

"C & E" wrote

"Nancy Young" wrote

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

A nice type of gutter is "seamless", which has not joints which will
eventually leak.

That's what I have, I had them installed a long time ago. In retrospect
I should have had the fascia board replaced then.

I would call the gutter guys and ask them if they will also do the fascia.
From my experience as a roofing and siding mechanic in the past, so will
and some won't.

Wouldn't kill me to get new gutters, though the only thing about
the ones I have now are that they are faded and are hanging off
through no fault of their own.

nancy

"Puddin' Man" wrote

Gotta brother, boy friend or whatever with a ladder? :-)

(laugh) If I had a handy person around with a truck and some free
time, I sure wouldn't be bothering you guys.

nancy

In article ,
"Nancy Young" wrote:
I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

I've had similar questions. I saw a sign for someplace called "Mr.
Handyman" (www.mrhandyman.com). Below is the list of things they say
they handle. Note it includes both fascia board and gutters, so
presumably they could handle your job.

Has anyone here used them? I've got a bunch of little things that
should be done that, like the OPs problem, seem to fall between the
major professions, or that are just too small to justify calling someone
out just for that one thing.

Here's the list:

Air conditioner installs
Appliance installs & repairs
Assembling products
Awnings, install & take down
Basement cleanup
Basketball hoop install
Bath tubs
Blinds & draperies
Bookcases
Brick, stone landscaping & repair
Cabinets
Carpentry
Caulking
Cement patching
Ceiling repairs, spray finish
Ceiling tiles, drop ceiling install
Child proofing
Counter tops
Crown moldings
Decks: Repair, cleaning
Doors, all kinds
Dryer vents
Drywall repairs
Fascia board
Fixture installs & repair
Fences & gates
Filter replacements
Flooring: hardwood, vinyl, tile
Flower boxes
Framing
Furniture moving
Garage cleanup
Garbage disposal
Glass installs & replacement
Grout repairs
Gutters, repair & cleaning
Handrails
Handicap ramps, modifications
Hang mirrors, pictures, decor
Insulation, adding
Landscape work
Leak repairs
Light bulb replacement
Locks, repair & install
Mail box installs
Masonry work
Move furniture
Painting
Paneling
Patio & landscape stone installation
Plaster repair
Porch repairs
Pressure washing
Porch repairs
Screen installs & repairs
Shed building
Shelving
Shutters
Siding repairs
Sidewalk, step repairs
Shower doors
Shower unit installs
Sinks & faucets
Signs, clean & replace bulbs
Sliding doors
Smoke detectors, battery replace
Storm windows
Sump pump repair
Storm windows
Sump pump repair
Sweeping & cleaning
Tile installs & repair
Toilet installs & repairs
Towel racks
Trim and moldings
Vanity replacement
Vents
Weather stripping
Window installs & repair
Yard work

--
--Tim Smith

Nancy Young wrote:

I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy


We just had fascia boards covered with aluminum on our condo. There is
a small 1x1 or so strip at the top under the drip cap. The alum. was
made to fit the shape of the surface and fit under the drip cap and the
bottom of the fascia, covering old wood fascia entirely. I saw rolls of
flat alum. on the truck so I think they had a way of extruding it to
fit....I should have watched. I suspect a gutter or aluminum siding
installer would do this. We tried for several years to get a carpenter
to replace the wood fascia but couldn't find anyone young enough to do
second story )

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:03:59 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote:


"Puddin' Man" wrote

Gotta brother, boy friend or whatever with a ladder? :-)

(laugh) If I had a handy person around with a truck and some free
time, I sure wouldn't be bothering you guys.

There's a big difference between:

a.) Asking a "Hairy Beast" to buy materials, load truck, do a
4-12 hour job.
b.) Asking a "Hairy Beast" to take 20 min., go up the ladder,
size a job up, see what you really need.

Might wanna try this:

Pick the 6 most reputable-looking "Gutter Install and Repair" firms
out the yellow pages.

Run all 6 against BBB. Call the 3 with the best records and offering
free estimate.

Google "homeowner contracting" and read very carefully.

Walk the estimators around the house and determine which sounds
the most knowledgable and honest. And hire 'em.

Luck,
Puddin'

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

"Norminn" wrote

We just had fascia boards covered with aluminum on our condo. There is a
small 1x1 or so strip at the top under the drip cap. The alum. was made
to fit the shape of the surface and fit under the drip cap and the bottom
of the fascia, covering old wood fascia entirely.

Actually, I have considered that, though my house has wood
siding. My neighbors did that. Of course, they would have to
affix the fascia to the house, the problem is that it's separating
from the house.

installer would do this. We tried for several years to get a carpenter to
replace the wood fascia but couldn't find anyone young enough to do second
story )

Heh. What I need is one of those teams from Designed to Sell, apparently
all master carpenters who can do *anything*, and in a day or so, at that.
They could re-tile my bathroom floor and install a new vanity while they
were here.

nancy

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they?

Yes, they should. We did similar jobs for years. These days though, I dont
know WHAT the gutter installers know how to do. Give 'em a call.
Depending on how "bad" the wooden fascia board is, it may be possible to
cover it with aluminum fascia covers. Either way, the gutters have to come
off.

I don't particularly need new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you
think they would take off and replace the gutter?

A local 'handyman' with a good reputation (ask around) might be the guy for
this job.

I'm sure any decent carpenter/handyman would do both

I really need someone like that. I had a very bad experience with the
last one I hired for a different job. I think that's what's holding me
back from getting this taken care of.

What city/town are you in ? Maybe "Somebody" knows "Somebody"

"Rudy" wrote

I'm sure any decent carpenter/handyman would do both

I really need someone like that. I had a very bad experience with the
last one I hired for a different job. I think that's what's holding me
back from getting this taken care of.

What city/town are you in ? Maybe "Somebody" knows "Somebody"

Middletown, NJ.

nancy

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


"Rudy" wrote

I'm sure any decent carpenter/handyman would do both

I really need someone like that. I had a very bad experience with the
last one I hired for a different job. I think that's what's holding me
back from getting this taken care of.

What city/town are you in ? Maybe "Somebody" knows "Somebody"

Middletown, NJ.

nancy

Not that I know anyone in NJ.. but the place is blessed with 3
Middletown's..
Chuck (in SC)

"Chuck (in SC)" none#@alfdj. none wrote

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Middletown, NJ.

Not that I know anyone in NJ.. but the place is blessed with 3
Middletown's..

No kidding! First I heard of it.

Relating to my problem, I've decided I could call the guy who installed
my windows just recently. Surely he would know someone.

nancy

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:30:32 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


"Chuck (in SC)" none#@alfdj. none wrote

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Middletown, NJ.

Not that I know anyone in NJ.. but the place is blessed with 3
Middletown's..

No kidding! First I heard of it.

Relating to my problem, I've decided I could call the guy who installed
my windows just recently. Surely he would know someone.

nancy

If you liked his work ethics.. maybe HE can do it?
Chuck (in SC)

"Chuck (in SC)" none#@alfdj. none wrote

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:30:32 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Relating to my problem, I've decided I could call the guy who installed
my windows just recently. Surely he would know someone.

If you liked his work ethics.. maybe HE can do it?

Oh, he's great. Nothing negative about him; smart and a very hard
worker, etc. However, his company installs windows for Pella and
he's so busy it's not funny. Who knows, maybe he'll say he'll do it.

Don't want to get my hopes up.

nancy

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:30:32 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


"Chuck (in SC)" none#@alfdj. none wrote

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Middletown, NJ.

Not that I know anyone in NJ.. but the place is blessed with 3
Middletown's..

No kidding! First I heard of it.

*You from Jersey?"

" I'm from Jersey!"

"Oh yeah, what exit?"


Relating to my problem, I've decided I could call the guy who installed
my windows just recently. Surely he would know someone.

nancy


Talk to locals at the vegetable/fruit stands...

You may shop, antique shop owners are often local and need someone to
talk too!


--
Oren

"I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it."

In article , Oren wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:30:32 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


"Chuck (in SC)" none#@alfdj. none wrote

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Middletown, NJ.

Not that I know anyone in NJ.. but the place is blessed with 3
Middletown's..

No kidding! First I heard of it.

*You from Jersey?"

" I'm from Jersey!"

"Oh yeah, what exit?"

"The one with the chemical plant."

"Which one?"

"The one that caught on fire last week."

"Which one?"

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
news:Caxfi.59329$1i1.25170@pd7urf3no...
Nancy Young wrote:

I got a million of 'em.

I need to replace the fascia board on the front of my house.
'I' meaning, I need to call someone who will do that. Attached
(and I use that word very loosely) to this board is the gutter.

Who should I call? Gutter installers won't know anything about
replacing that wood part, would they? I don't particularly need
new gutters, so if I call a carpenter, do you think they would take
off and replace the gutter?

Or do I need to call both a carpenter (? or who?) and a gutter
installer.

nancy
Hi,
Siding installer usually does that.

Hell almost anybody can do that. Roofers/gutter guys replace a lot of
rotten boards