One of the best informational and instructional video for soffit and fascia in old house. I called so many people to repair a rotten wood of this soffit in the corner exactly like this in the video and everybody just wants to replace the whole thing with vinyl or aluminum So I guess I know now what’s beyond that rotten wood after watching this video so will call a handyman to do the job or May be try on my own 😊. Thanks a lot for this video I am trying to fix a 1960’s house
Nice job! Only thing I'd do different is prime the wood before the final coat. (Not a criticism, just been there done that, and I learned my lesson about primers.) Many thanks!!
Thank you. I love that you repeat “Fascia, Sofit, Fascia, Soffit”. I also love that you show fixing 1 x 8 with the sliver of wood. The “Safety glasses not safety glasses” are awesome. Show me how you made the cuts on the end piece that was 7.5 “ on one side and 8” on the other side.. Love the “NOT RAPToR” too. These things are important! Thanks for showing us the tools and telling us the names of them.
Thank you Sheila! If you take a rectangular board, measure one side 7.5, make a mark, then measure the other side 8" then make a mark. Draw a line with a straight edge between the two marks, you'll have an angled cut to make.
It's wrong though. That's GUTTER and Soffit. Fascia was the rotten white piece from the start. Incorrect terminology. Gutters are gutters. Fascia board is fascia board. Downspouts are downspouts. There is also metal "fascia" on the rakes of most garage. It is the trim along windows, doors, and projecting eaves. Items that are considered fascia would be things like window wraps and casings. Gutters are not fascia. It's an entirely different trade.
Great video! Seriously I just bought a house that all 4 corners of the house the facia is starting to rot and on one corner the soffit is also rotting. I need to repair it befor it becomes a big problem and I have been watching some videos to try and help get a better understanding and by far ur video is the best I have seen so far!
Great job! I especially like the way you made it right instead of just barely fixing it.... ex: changing out the shorter screws with the longer screws, replacing the wood that split without pilot holes,... Thanks for the detailed video!
Well done. I need to make this exact repair on my house.Another tip is if you want your exterior caulk to last many years out in the elements use a polyurethane caulk instead of an acrylic one.
I loved this video! I have that problem at home and I've been rattling my brain about it for a long time. I'll look for someone that can do that. Your sense oh humor made this video worth watching !!! Keep them coming 😄💥💯💯💯
I think I would have taken that one length of guttering down and replaced that part of the fascia board behind it. I would have also replaced the wood with pressure treated or Hardie fascia, so it would never rot again. My area has a lot of carpenter bees that drill into soft pine, so I replace all soft pine with material that they can't drill into.
Yes good suggestions as it is probably the gutter and/ or downspout that is the source of the leaking water that caused the rot. It could also have been the roof edge drip flashing. So determining the source of the rot and fixing that before replacing the rotten wood makes a lot of sense and will save more work over the years to replace continually rotting wood at that location.
Great video, I have come back to it to watch it again. But, working alone, I am trying to figure out how to get the gutter out of the way in the outside corner I need to work on, without damaging the gutter. For the fascia repair behind the gutter, you only needed to remove a small bottom edge of the fascia. Mine is rotted almost up to the top edge. I wish you had a video showing such a repair, which seems to me will require removal of the gutter.
One of my favorite products for iffy wood is Minwax Wood hardener. It's a liquid you brush or pour on that soaks into porous wood instanttly but hardens as resin is dissolved in it. Fairly water proof too since it's resin but will harden even particle board like a rock if you use enough. Adams Rock hard putty is another fave.
finally a video about repairing facia & soffits without removing the gutter. I have a facia to repair in the middle of a gutter run. All other videos have the gutters removed - wastes of videos. I want real life fixes that do not involve replacing everything attached.
I've only made it to 2:42 mins and find this delightfully refreshing. This is great when facing what I thought was impossible. It is loaded with facts and techniques. Truly can't thank you enough! I will be subscribing.
I wouldnt reccomend any of the DAP plastic wood for exterior use puttys eventhough theyre labeked as exterior product They dont last long out in the elements use Bondo Putty instead!!!! I learned this the Hard way
I enjoyed this video, I just wish you’d protect your lungs when cutting wood! I’ve always been “that guy” when working around others who don’t put a mask on. I want you to live long!
Very helpful video. I replaced mine but before painting I wanted to see if it was still getting wet and it is. I'm trying to figure out why it is rotting - I had someone fix it the first time a couple of years ago but he just replaced the wood and didn't fix the root problem.
I might suggest going out when it rains and see what the rain does coming off the roof. Roofs (is that a word?) need a well functioning drip edge under the edge of the shingles. The rain should run off the shingles and down the fascia. If the drip edge is not working properly, the water will run off the shingles, turn downward, then run back and sneak in above the fascia. If water gets inside, continuous water damage. Good luck!
Native lumber is bigger than dimensional lumber . A new 2 x 4 is actually 3 1/2 inches . Native is actually 4 . We don’t usually find native in stores .
First comment I see of someone who actually knows… everyone thinks he’s doing a good repair don’t blame them most are average home owners or handyman that don’t know shit
Because he doesn't know wtf he is doing. I thought banging a piece of wood in the gap was shoddy work. He should have cut a piece of wood to fit correctly. If he doesn't remove the gutter he will get rot in the same place. Gutters on houses destroy the facia and the roof
Thanks for the video Mack of All Trades. A questions, are you better off to paint the pieces before you put them in to help them last longer? New to this stuff, but looking to do a job that will last a long time.
All my soffit hangers are termite eaten I saw them from the inside when I rebuilt a door rough opening. So all the material has to come down and be replaced along with splicing some termite eaten rafter tails.
It's not his repair ability but his sense of humor which is harder to establish being a multi home owner😊
I'm here because I started a paint job that has now become a rip and repair job. The honey do list exponentially expands on its own!
ain't that the truth... 🍺
I scoured the earth to find a video clearly explaining what a fascia and soffite were. I loved your explanation at 2:35. Epic!
Love it. No B.S. makes this a straight forward repair. He not telling you that you have to rebuild the whole frickin house.
One of the best informational and instructional video for soffit and fascia in old house. I called so many people to repair a rotten wood of this soffit in the corner exactly like this in the video and everybody just wants to replace the whole thing with vinyl or aluminum So I guess I know now what’s beyond that rotten wood after watching this video so will call a handyman to do the job or May be try on my own 😊. Thanks a lot for this video I am trying to fix a 1960’s house
Excellent! Just what I needed to fix in my own place and the video was not only instructive but humorous and memorable too - thank you!
Ya use PVC around a window to make a frame , used my friends ladder , never have to paint it or borrow a ladder again
Nice job! Only thing I'd do different is prime the wood before the final coat. (Not a criticism, just been there done that, and I learned my lesson about primers.) Many thanks!!
Any body can paint, few do it right....
I am so glad you made this video. I have been looking for this video for a long time. - TAV 🇺🇸
Thanks Theodore. Glad I could help
Thank you. I love that you repeat “Fascia, Sofit, Fascia, Soffit”. I also love that you show fixing 1 x 8 with the sliver of wood. The “Safety glasses not safety glasses” are awesome. Show me how you made the cuts on the end piece that was 7.5 “ on one side and 8” on the other side.. Love the “NOT RAPToR” too. These things are important! Thanks for showing us the tools and telling us the names of them.
Thank you Sheila! If you take a rectangular board, measure one side 7.5, make a mark, then measure the other side 8" then make a mark. Draw a line with a straight edge between the two marks, you'll have an angled cut to make.
It's wrong though. That's GUTTER and Soffit. Fascia was the rotten white piece from the start. Incorrect terminology. Gutters are gutters. Fascia board is fascia board. Downspouts are downspouts. There is also metal "fascia" on the rakes of most garage. It is the trim along windows, doors, and projecting eaves. Items that are considered fascia would be things like window wraps and casings. Gutters are not fascia. It's an entirely different trade.
The humor is what will make me remember everything, thank you so much please keep uploading these awesome vids!
Thanks K.O.D.!
Great video! Seriously I just bought a house that all 4 corners of the house the facia is starting to rot and on one corner the soffit is also rotting. I need to repair it befor it becomes a big problem and I have been watching some videos to try and help get a better understanding and by far ur video is the best I have seen so far!
Very easy to understand this project it was very instructive with a great sense of humor. Thank you!
Great job! I am looking at having to do this to a couple areas on my house, so watching you do it really helped! Thank you!!
LMAO..... love this video!!.. Your sense of humor makes it FUN to learn how to do the impossible. I have to do the Impossible .. so Thank you!!
Thanks, glad you liked it! And you're welcome!
Precise and exactly what I needed to know thank you
He is doing very well, he is repairing, explaining details, very good.
Great job! I especially like the way you made it right instead of just barely fixing it.... ex: changing out the shorter screws with the longer screws, replacing the wood that split without pilot holes,... Thanks for the detailed video!
You're very welcome. I appreciate the nice comments!
Lol I do that sometimes but wouldn't show on video. I'll get to it eventually type of repairs
Well done. I need to make this exact repair on my house.Another tip is if you want your exterior caulk to last many years out in the elements use a polyurethane caulk instead of an acrylic one.
Thanks, and thanks for the tip!
Just the video I needed. And what a pleasure to meet you too! You put a smile on my face!
Same here Deb! Glad to help
Super helpful and great sense of humor. Instructive and A+ entertainment value, well done.
I loved this video! I have that problem at home and I've been rattling my brain about it for a long time. I'll look for someone that can do that. Your sense oh humor made this video worth watching !!! Keep them coming 😄💥💯💯💯
Look in the mirror, there's your someone.
Thanks Baby Pea!
about to replace a 2ft end piece of the facia... needed this 'how to'... thanks 👍
This is exactly what I need to do to a house that I am buying. Great job big Guy. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Finally found a video to give me the confidence to do the same repair. Thanks appreciate it
You're welcome!
Im attempting to fix a friends situation that is very similar to this. Thank you so much for the video.
Thanks Mack. I'm ready to take on a similar job. Actually in several places around my house. Gonna take a little patience. But I have time.
Welcome Harold. Good luck!
Me too.
I really enjoyed that you incorporated some humor😅 into the video!! It made for much more interesting viewing than some others 😊
Definitely one of the best fix it videos I have seen! Good job!
Agreed!
Excellent video, fun to watch. Great tip to use longer screw to find good wood. I’ve subscribed!!
😂😂 you are too funny! This is like the 4th video I've watched about this and not only is yours educational it's entertaining! Great Job!
I both learned AND laughted...Great video, thank you!!
This was such an informative video! Thank you so much! Love your sense of humor! 😄
You're a great teacher, thank you!
I think I would have taken that one length of guttering down and replaced that part of the fascia board behind it. I would have also replaced the wood with pressure treated or Hardie fascia, so it would never rot again. My area has a lot of carpenter bees that drill into soft pine, so I replace all soft pine with material that they can't drill into.
Yes good suggestions as it is probably the gutter and/ or downspout that is the source of the leaking water that caused the rot. It could also have been the roof edge drip flashing. So determining the source of the rot and fixing that before replacing the rotten wood makes a lot of sense and will save more work over the years to replace continually rotting wood at that location.
This was quite informative. I may try to do my own facial and soffett repair myself after watching this video. Also, the Dry humor wasn't so bad.
Thanks, good luck!
Great video, I have come back to it to watch it again. But, working alone, I am trying to figure out how to get the gutter out of the way in the outside corner I need to work on, without damaging the gutter. For the fascia repair behind the gutter, you only needed to remove a small bottom edge of the fascia. Mine is rotted almost up to the top edge. I wish you had a video showing such a repair, which seems to me will require removal of the gutter.
One of my favorite products for iffy wood is Minwax Wood hardener. It's a liquid you brush or pour on that soaks into porous wood instanttly but hardens as resin is dissolved in it. Fairly water proof too since it's resin but will harden even particle board like a rock if you use enough. Adams Rock hard putty is another fave.
Great tutorial and pretty good light hearted humor. New subscriber from a new lady DIYer. 🙂
😃😄😁😆 good job, and funny dad joke style !!
Really detailed video; very complete start to finish; better than most; Thanks !!
You're welcome. And thank you!
This guy is informative and hilarious.
Thanks!
This guy is great!! Very informative and entertaining.
That is a lovely echo when you hit the pry bar with the hammer!
You should use oil primer on all bare wood...
Thanks
what a fun lesson! thank you Mack :)
Very good bro, and very entertaining.
I love this guy, funny. Love your work Sir.
"Drain Pipe"... that got you a new sub.
Lol
That was better than new. Awesome vid sir.
I love that the Jenga joke was so good you had to film it instead of just doing a VO hahahaha
Great job...Antics are not necessary...
Thanks!
Thank you for explaining
Great job
finally a video about repairing facia & soffits without removing the gutter. I have a facia to repair in the middle of a gutter run. All other videos have the gutters removed - wastes of videos. I want real life fixes that do not involve replacing everything attached.
Exactly 💯
TY! TY! TY! This is the first video I found that shows me what to do and what not to do (sing it with me: PILOT HOLES!) that I can follow.
You're welcome!
Very good job
Enjoyed the Video. Informative and Entertaining
Very informative.And funny.Thanks.
Funny and entertaining while informing. Thank you.
Thanks, you're very welcome!
Keep them coming Mack.... Great videos
Thanks, will do!
Instead of wood they make paintable pvc wood looking fascia boards. So you won’t have to do this again many years down the road.
PVC does NOT last very long in AZ heat, even painted. Starting to reconsider OSB over ply sheeting…
@@seanmcguire6998that’s interesting! What happens to the pvc?
Hardie board
Cut them with just a hand saw, I guess?
I've only made it to 2:42 mins and find this delightfully refreshing. This is great when facing what I thought was impossible. It is loaded with facts and techniques. Truly can't thank you enough! I will be subscribing.
I like the personality here.
Beautiful work!
Thank You!
I wouldnt reccomend any of the DAP plastic wood for exterior use puttys eventhough theyre labeked as exterior product They dont last long out in the elements use Bondo Putty instead!!!! I learned this the Hard way
I enjoyed this video, I just wish you’d protect your lungs when cutting wood! I’ve always been “that guy” when working around others who don’t put a mask on. I want you to live long!
Thats why i dont want gutters on my roof
Why cause you lazy and don't want to clean gutters😂
Why so your roof can dump all the water off at you Foundation causing more prob moat people can't afford to fix.
Thank you very much.
Dude you're pretty funny love your video
Excellent work.
Very helpful video. I replaced mine but before painting I wanted to see if it was still getting wet and it is. I'm trying to figure out why it is rotting - I had someone fix it the first time a couple of years ago but he just replaced the wood and didn't fix the root problem.
I might suggest going out when it rains and see what the rain does coming off the roof. Roofs (is that a word?) need a well functioning drip edge under the edge of the shingles. The rain should run off the shingles and down the fascia. If the drip edge is not working properly, the water will run off the shingles, turn downward, then run back and sneak in above the fascia. If water gets inside, continuous water damage. Good luck!
Great vid
Thanks!
Just off the humor I'm a subscriber! Great vid
Awesome video. Just subscribed 👍
Thanks!
This was funny and informative.
thank you. good video :)
I appreciate this very much
Nice work and video
Native lumber is bigger than dimensional lumber . A new 2 x 4 is actually 3 1/2 inches . Native is actually 4 . We don’t usually find native in stores .
Incredibly great video!!!
awesome job. looks great
Good job, helps with conceptualization. Question: Dremel velocity no longer available anyone have an alternative with similar functionality?
Thanks Man! Yes, the Dremel Multimax replaced the Velocity
How not to do ! people remove the gutter and replace the whole piece which he did not, better yet this why you call pros.
First comment I see of someone who actually knows… everyone thinks he’s doing a good repair don’t blame them most are average home owners or handyman that don’t know shit
Good man.
Expert repair job! Can you come fix mine for me!?
Love your sense of humor!
Question: is there a reason you didn’t cut the replacement board piece to fill the gap completely?
Oops I shoulda waited a second. you just answered that question. (Older boards’ width standard was different)
Because he doesn't know wtf he is doing. I thought banging a piece of wood in the gap was shoddy work. He should have cut a piece of wood to fit correctly. If he doesn't remove the gutter he will get rot in the same place. Gutters on houses destroy the facia and the roof
top work!
Hilarious... corny.... informative... I give you a score of 10
LoL, thanks!
great quips
Sir, have you ever considered Stand-Up? I see great potential!
great entertaining video
I meant the 6.5” x 7”. My dad used to do this stuff. He’s been gone a long long time. ‘
"I'm also really good jenga" 😂😂
Looks good, why not use treated wood where possible?
What causes/caused the wood to root? That way we can fix/avoid the rot in the future.
Thanks for the video Mack of All Trades. A questions, are you better off to paint the pieces before you put them in to help them last longer? New to this stuff, but looking to do a job that will last a long time.
And paint them on all sides to seal the wood.
All my soffit hangers are termite eaten I saw them from the inside when I rebuilt a door rough opening. So all the material has to come down and be replaced along with splicing some termite eaten rafter tails.
Excellent job! Subd.
You are the boss
Thanks!
In 15 years, my son will you how to fix it again, this time addressing the flashing errors that delivered the water into the soffit!