I'm currently in the process of replacing a lot of the fascia and soffits on one of my houses that was damaged due to the rain gutters (I will not be replacing the damn rain gutters). Instead of a 2x6 for the fascia, this house has 1x6s instead. Also, I was surprised to discover that the rafter does not extend past the edge of the exterior wall. It stops at the wall and then a short piece of 2x4 is nailed to the side of the rafter to act as the roof's overhang. I've never seen this done before, but I guess I can see *some* advantage in it since it allows for those portions to rot and it not cause a problem with the actual rafters that support the roof. I guess it would also allow you to easily change the amount of overhand on a building if that was so desired. I suspect that the builder did it that way just for ease of construction or as a cost saving method.
My rafters are completely covered with wood, so when it came time to replace the fascia, it came as a surprise to me to find that the fascia is not attached to the rafters at all. This defies all how-to videos that I have seen yet on UA-cam. The roof rafters (overhang) is certainly covered by an enclosure, but how it's held together since 1978 is beyond my comprehension. Now that I'm placing new fascia, I realize that there's a gap of maybe an inch between the fascia and the rafter tail. So, I'm thinking about filling the gap with scrap wood pieces and securing the fascia to the rafter tails.
I'm currently in the process of replacing a lot of the fascia and soffits on one of my houses that was damaged due to the rain gutters (I will not be replacing the damn rain gutters). Instead of a 2x6 for the fascia, this house has 1x6s instead. Also, I was surprised to discover that the rafter does not extend past the edge of the exterior wall. It stops at the wall and then a short piece of 2x4 is nailed to the side of the rafter to act as the roof's overhang. I've never seen this done before, but I guess I can see *some* advantage in it since it allows for those portions to rot and it not cause a problem with the actual rafters that support the roof. I guess it would also allow you to easily change the amount of overhand on a building if that was so desired. I suspect that the builder did it that way just for ease of construction or as a cost saving method.
u can't use a 2x6 fascia board or are there none? how do u nail into fascia board??
I'm curious why you're using 2x8 fascia instead of 1x8?
2x won't be as wavy when mounted to uneven rafter tails and will also take longer to rot
Size nails or fasteners??? 2.5 to 3” length?
3" x 0.131" is typical when framing to code with a nail gun
My rafters are completely covered with wood, so when it came time to replace the fascia, it came as a surprise to me to find that the fascia is not attached to the rafters at all. This defies all how-to videos that I have seen yet on UA-cam. The roof rafters (overhang) is certainly covered by an enclosure, but how it's held together since 1978 is beyond my comprehension. Now that I'm placing new fascia, I realize that there's a gap of maybe an inch between the fascia and the rafter tail. So, I'm thinking about filling the gap with scrap wood pieces and securing the fascia to the rafter tails.
What kind of idiot would use a 2 by 8 for a fascia!?