Replacing Rotting Wooden Gutters

Whether you will install gutters by yourself or hire a pro here is what needs to be done.

Replacing rotting wooden gutters.

2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim. If you notice that the wood around your window has rotted take care to address this as soon as possible. You ll need to remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters. B below for signs of rotted wood which must be replaced before you put up the rain gutters.

Pry off the apron and trim using a pry bar. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty. A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards.

Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles. Use a chisel or ice pick to chip away at the rot in sections until it is completely removed. Replacing the wood isn t terribly complicated but the problem usually goes further than you might thing. Check for any other damage including the siding and framing.

1 check to see if fascias are rotted. Scrape across rotted sections of gutter with a scraping tool such as a putty knife.