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Question regarding fascia & soffit
I need to have about 100 ft of my fascia and soffit replaced, and I'm
thinking about doing it myself. But before I proceed further, I would like some expert opinions: 1. How much would a handyman charge for this job (material looks like cheap wood, not vinyl or aluminum)? Is this something a homeowner with average skill can do, or does it have to be done by a professional? 2. What kind of primer and paint should I use? 3. Would I need any special tools? Thanks, Adam |
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There are composition fascia boards that are not wood and should last much
longer according to the manufacturers. They saw like wood. wrote in message oups.com... I need to have about 100 ft of my fascia and soffit replaced, and I'm thinking about doing it myself. But before I proceed further, I would like some expert opinions: 1. How much would a handyman charge for this job (material looks like cheap wood, not vinyl or aluminum)? Is this something a homeowner with average skill can do, or does it have to be done by a professional? 2. What kind of primer and paint should I use? 3. Would I need any special tools? Thanks, Adam |
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Question regarding fascia & soffit
"HeyBub" wrote in message ... wrote: I need to have about 100 ft of my fascia and soffit replaced, and I'm thinking about doing it myself. But before I proceed further, I would like some expert opinions: 1. How much would a handyman charge for this job (material looks like cheap wood, not vinyl or aluminum)? Is this something a homeowner with average skill can do, or does it have to be done by a professional? Handy-man can do it - there's no such thing as a "professional soffit installer." If your hand fits a hammer, you can probably do it, too. Once you take the old ones down, you'll see how they were erected. 2. What kind of primer and paint should I use? Whatever you like. Latex exterior house paint is probably easiest. Hint: Paint the boards BEFORE you put them up - it's easier. Then all you do is "touch up" the finished construction. 3. Would I need any special tools? No. I don't know about your fascia, but the soffit boards are probably 1/4" plywood. A power saw and some saw horses are indicated. Now here's an interesting thing: You can't have too many soffit vents. In your case, these could be large openings in the soffits covered with wire mesh (to keep out the birds). Create these vents before you mount the soffits. The above advice may be correct, depending upon where you live. In this area of central Florida, soffits are usually perforated aluminum sections without separate soffit vents. The entire soffit area is perforated and allows airflow. The soffit comes in 12' long sections, 2 panels wide, and you cut them to the right length for your particular requirements. They come in white and bronze. Other styles/colors are probably available from roofers or aluminum sources. I used to try and do my own maintenance work, but now I've got enough other tasks that I don't want to spend hours doing things a qualiafied tradesman can do in minutes. In my case, during renovations the roofing company installed new soffit material. For reasons that aren't worth explaining they left a gap of about 9" at one corner. There was interference with an adjacent wall and awning over a doorway and I didn't want to take the time to buy a single section of soffitt, maneuver around the obstructions and insert this small section so I prevailed on the renovation contractor to get it done. The aluminum screen-room guy was able to get it done in about 45 minutes once he had the right materials. It would have taken me hours, left me with a lot of left-over material, and wouldn't have been as neat a job as he did. The reason I even mention this is that you may want to check your soffits to see if you have any areas that are difficult to reach or where working on them would be difficult -- if so, you may want a roofing company or aluminum company to do the work, since they're faced with those problems every day. Regards -- |
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Steve wrote:
You'll need a pry bar to take off the old materials. I recommend a pneumatic hammer to keep your arm from falling off nailing upsidedown. You can rent one or borrow it from a buddy. Screws are so much easier. Well, easier than a hammer. A pneumatic nailer, as you indicate, would be the best. |
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