Repair Roof Soffit

The soffit over my back door is rotting.

Repair roof soffit.

Aluminum is a good solution for wood soffits and fascias in awful shape. Repair or replace a fascia board at any sign of damage. That price can go even higher with a complete gutter replacement or complex home layouts. Remove the rotted section of fascia.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. A fascia covers the front of a soffit. It gives a roof s edge a finished look and serves as a mount for gutters. Most often you ll want to replace your fascia when you replace or repair gutters.

Leaking gutters over time cause rotting in the soffit as well as the facia and molding. The soffit is the underside of a roof s overhang that seals the attic and finishes the eave. First fix your roof. Soffit fascia gutter and eaves replace repair estimator.

How to install soffits project. Marjorie w kissimmee fla. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Do i hire a carpenter a handyman or roofer to replace this. It is constructed from quarter inch plywood on most homes. Over time exposure to the elements and damage created by nesting animals can rob your home s eaves the overhanging edges of the roof of their attractive appearance and structural strength.

Most licensed contractors charge by the project at 600 to 6 000 and typically repair or install all three. How to repair rotted eaves. It ll take less time to bury them behind aluminum trim than to repair scrape and repaint the old wood. Ice dams and moisture can ruin fascia boards that run along a roof line.

The roof overhang consists of the rafters facing or fascia board gutter mold and soffit. Once water seeps through worn shingles or under loose flashings it ll run down rafters or roof boards and puddle on the top side of the soffit boards. Soffit problems are almost always caused by leaky roofs or leaky gutters that ruin the roof edge. The soffit is the board that bridges the gap between a home s siding and its roofline.