I am considering purchasing new UPVC fascia and soffits from B&Q they seem quite reasonable. Can anyone tell me if it is best to remove the old wood fascia and soffit boards first or do I just attach the UPVC over the old wood which is not in too bad a condition.
I am considering purchasing new UPVC fascia and soffits from B&Q they seem quite reasonable. Can anyone tell me if it is best to remove the old wood fascia and soffit boards first or do I just attach the UPVC over the old wood which is not in too bad a condition.
Regards
Ian[/quote]
No answer? I am going to do this and also wondered how the soffit and facias should be fitted?
Please advise.
Forget B&Q, go to a supplier of upvc products. The fascia to cover and fix to the existing is 9mm thick with a return on the bottom, with a depth to suit you. To strip off the old and replace with new UPVC you will need to use a different upvc product, which is thicker and will support itself.
If the edges of your roof felt is rotting (as they do), go to a roofing merchant and by some eaves trim, which is a moulded plastic item and comes in about 1.5m lengths and is not expensive. Slip these under the roof felt and fix.
Quite often the original wood fascia is fixed to form a small "tilt" to the bottom tile. Don't forget to repeat this if you remove the original.
[quote="Grandad"]Forget B&Q, go to a supplier of upvc products. The fascia to cover and fix to the existing is 9mm thick with a return on the bottom, with a depth to suit you. To strip off the old and replace with new UPVC you will need to use a different upvc product, which is thicker and will support itself.
If the edges of your roof felt is rotting (as they do), go to a roofing merchant and by some eaves trim, which is a moulded plastic item and comes in about 1.5m lengths and is not expensive. Slip these under the roof felt and fix.
Quite often the original wood fascia is fixed to form a small "tilt" to the bottom tile. Don't forget to repeat this if you remove the original.
Grandad.[/quote]
Even better advice from Grandad, if its not rotten dont remove it
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If you go over the top its called capping which is Ok as long as you decorate or at least treat teh wood thoroughly first. Placing plastic capping on timber makes it sweat and it rots. As mentioned, you cannot see this rot and this is why when you look at capping which has been up a long while you will see very often the ends ore hanging away from teh facia or barge board. The timber has rotted and the nails (polypins) are no longer holding. Treat, or paint the timber well and you will resolve this problem before it starts. The problem is that most people want to put up plastic toi avoid decorating, not decorate the timber first ! If this is the case, do the job properly and rip it all off and replace with uPVC roofline facias and barge boards.
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