Installing Vinyl Soffit And Fascia Over Existing

Aluminum fascia goes directly over the wood fascia and has a lip at the bottom that laps over the outer edge of the installed aluminum soffit.

Installing vinyl soffit and fascia over existing.

In addition i had over half of the back portion of my roof repaired shingles replaced. Installing vinyl soffit and fascia while it is certainly feasible to install vinyl fascia and soffit over wood you need to ensure that you are keeping in line with the local building codes. Installing soffit on the gable portion of the eaves is no different than installing it on a horizontal overhang except that you will likely faced increased safety concerns because the gable is higher. Vinyl fascia covers the front of the fascia board and tucks over the bottom edge to prevent water from soaking the fascia board.

Learn to install soffit with your vinyl siding installation. Slide one end into the j channel and nail the far side of the soffit to the wood fascia board using one nail to keep the soffit in place until you install the vinyl fascia. And recently noticed the houses nearby have vinyl soffits and fascia as. I recently had to repair a 31 year old roof that had rotted fascia and soffit boards everywhere.

6 and 8 in. Cut your soffit pieces. If the soffit is to turn a corner cut and install j channel to allow 1 4 6 4mm for expansion at each of the adjoining walls and fascia boards. When installing j channel at either wall of fascia board nail every 8 to 12 203mm to 305mm.

Measure the width of your wood fascia to determine which width to buy. Cap over or replace fascia boards. It comes in two standard widths. Firstly before we talk about the merits of whether to cap over or replace fascia boards fully the links below with show you some average installation prices if you re interested.

Since soffit runs perpendicular to the wall you will be cutting many short pieces depending on the width of your overhang. Most soffit comes in long 12 inch wide strips and you must cut it into pieces to fit the dimensions of your sub fascia. Now i want to install vinyl gutters. Can vinyl soffits and fascia be installed on wood.

When installing vented soffit panels if the existing soffit doesn t have openings for. This video includes information on preparation installation over open eaves enclosed eaves and. Most overhangs are 6 or 1.