Fascia board replacement

UncleWede · 02-12-2018, 12:55 PM

I've spent the last 3 weekends scraping, brushing, puttying, and painting all the fascia boards on my house. Some still need replacement due to dry rot and/or termites.

I looked at just plain pine 2x6 and they run about $1/linear foot. The brown pressure treated stuff is just under $1/foot. Then I was taking a look at some of the manufactured wood decking stuff, but don't have a price for those.

Can I use something like Trex for fascia? Can I then have gutters extruded onto there?

If I go with PT, I can still paint it to match the rest of the eaves?

Soul_Glo · 02-13-2018, 10:25 PM

Pine. The wood of poor people and outhouses... yes you can use Trex. The Trex composite boards are great. No more dry rot! Last 20+ years as well. Go plastic or composite for longevity and durability. Choose a good match to avoid having to paint but some of them can be painted. Yes you can drill them and extrude gutters - go for the strong boards for that part.

lsturbointeg · 02-14-2018, 12:11 AM

you shouldn't have any issues using Trex but i would look into if they need to be primed for the paint to stick. aren't those usually already pre-colored?

UncleWede · 02-14-2018, 12:13 PM

If I don't have to paint, all the better!

If I go Pressure treated (what is now brown instead of green) that works too because the gallon of paint I have is "Dry Brown"

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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 17963 Rep 9,377 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Fascia board replacement I've spent the last 3 weekends scraping, brushing, puttying, and painting all the fascia boards on my house. Some still need replacement due to dry rot and/or termites. I looked at just plain pine 2x6 and they run about $1/linear foot. The brown pressure treated stuff is just under $1/foot. Then I was taking a look at some of the manufactured wood decking stuff, but don't have a price for those. Can I use something like Trex for fascia? Can I then have gutters extruded onto there? If I go with PT, I can still paint it to match the rest of the eaves?
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Soul_Glo Major General 13344 Rep 7,484 Posts Drives: G20 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Manhattan, NYC iTrader: (1)	Pine. The wood of poor people and outhouses... yes you can use Trex. The Trex composite boards are great. No more dry rot! Last 20+ years as well. Go plastic or composite for longevity and durability. Choose a good match to avoid having to paint but some of them can be painted. Yes you can drill them and extrude gutters - go for the strong boards for that part.
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 17963 Rep 9,377 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	If I don't have to paint, all the better! If I go Pressure treated (what is now brown instead of green) that works too because the gallon of paint I have is "Dry Brown"
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