How do I install aluminium fascia on my house. I now have wood fascia boards.?
Question:I am residing my house. New vinyl siding, sofitt and fascia complete with house wrap and insulation board. I must put my seamless gutters up first as I had my foundation redone with steel piers and anchors. The contractor for the foundation told me to get the gutter up asap. So I must do the fascia first. Can someone give me instructions to put the fascia on step by step. Also do I need to remove the old wood fascia first? Please help as I can't afford the labor on a contractor right now.
Answers:
If the wood fascia is in reasonable condition, it should stay. If it is rotting or otherwise in disrepair, it needs to come down, and you will need to replace it. The aluminum can't be hung on the rafter tails without something to back it up.
Your soffit needs to go up first. I can't tell if you already had new siding, soffit & fascia put up, although if you did it wouldn't make sense to be doing fascia cover now. Unless perhaps you had wood put up and want to cover it now? Anyway, soffit first, as the bottom of the fascia cover should overlap the bottom of the soffit to cover the exposed end.
Measure the height of your fascia board and the total lineal footage of fascia that you have. Go to a home center, or better yet a good lumber yard and get some pre-bent fascia cover. Look for a cover that is hemmed on the bottom edge (the aluminum is folded over so the raw edge is not exposed). Also, ribbed is best. It will have one or two ridges formed into the face. Helps keep it straighter and eliminates problems from expansion and contraction. You don't need a break, and really it is better than what is bent on the job because of the ribs.
Also, you will need stainless steel trim nails that are painted to match your trim. Aluminum nails will work, but they are a bear to drive in without bending half (or more) of them. Do not use galvanized nails, as you will soon have black streaks and eventually your fascia cover will fall down and make a clang. You will also need a hammer, a small handy square, a good utility knife and a decent pair of tin snips. The ones that look like gorilla scissors are best, they cut nice and clean.
Now, some instructions courtesy of the fine folks at Alcoa who happen to make really good siding and stuff. Fascia cover too, if you know anyone that needs some. http://www.alcoa.com/alcoahomes/objects/... This is a PDF file, not to big.
Hope this helps.
Use your old wood facsia as a guide. You can take down a peice of wood, cut the aluminum, and rehang it. If you cant have a pro do it, Then I would recomend that you take your time and make sure you do it right! You will only be upset with yourself if you rush and mess something up! Remember contractors mess up all the time, but they can afford to replace anything they mess up! Thats the part most of us DIY's forget!
Aluminum facia requires special equipment because of the bends needed to be put into the aluminum sheets. I used to do this for a period and the "brake" required to do the job may be available from a equipment rental business. I wouldn't try to do it any other way. It's pretty easy to do. Measure the surfaces that need to be covered cut the appropriate width from your aluminum stock mark out where the bends need to be, and what angles (roughly) they need to be bent to and use the brake to do your bending. Use painted aluminum nails (painted to the same color as the stock) and nail it in place. Start from the bottom first and work your way up (so the overlaps don't channel rain down into the fascia). Your ends should be folded under flat so you have a finished edge. Use a clear or similar colored silicone to seal any overlaps or any seams where water penetration is a concern. Hope this helps.
why trade wood for aluminum. myself, i wood replace the wood fascia. muvh easier and cheaper. do not get carried away with aluminum.
be alert is dead on it this advice should be taken over all others ,he knows what he's talkin bout.
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