Replacing Damaged Wood Fascia Board
If you live in a house that has damaged fascia board,
there's a good chance that it's going to need to be replaced. Replacing
the damaged wood fascia board usually isn't that difficult a task,
depending upon how the home is built.
The wood fascia board is the wood nailed at the end of the roof rafters,
but not the wood nailed on top of the roof rafters. This wood can easily
become damaged from moisture causing dry rot and of course those
incredible little pesky critters known as termites.
The best way that you can remove damaged wood fascia board will be to
cut it into smaller pieces and then pry it loose from the roof sheeting
or exposed overhang. You can also use a reciprocating saw to cut the
nails that are holding the fascia board to the wood roof rafter and roof
sheeting.
The biggest problem that you're going to have is removing the damaged
sections. Once these sections are damaged, they should be replaced as
soon as possible, to prevent the spread of more wood rot or termite
damage.
Once you have removed the damaged fascia board, it's now time to replace
it with a new lumber. If you have removed the old fascia board in one
piece, you can use it as a pattern, by simply laying it on top of the
new lumber and tracing the areas that need to be cut.
If the wood is severely damaged or you need to cut it into small pieces,
just to remove it, you will need to measure these angles carefully and
cut accordingly.
It's not always going to be easy to remove and replace the wood fascia
board and if you're not comfortable or it seems like the task is going
to be beyond your construction abilities, I would suggest that you hire
a contractor to repair these damaged areas.