Barge Boards And Guttering

They appear as an inverted v under the edges of the roof verge protecting the exposed materials much like a fascia.

Barge boards and guttering. Fascia cover also exhibits the same profile as steel fascia thus it can be used to cover the existing timber boards to match up to an extension or new top storey addition where steel fascia has been used. 3 bed semi to replace facias soffits gutters and front mock tudor barge boards. The fascia is fixed directly to the lower ends of the roof trusses and usually does all the work of supporting the lower edge of the bottom row of tiles. The advantage of this system is that it can cover faded and rotting fascia and eliminate the need to maintain and paint your fascia boards.

Steve jones n west. Fascia boards are found around the edges of your roof and usually support your home s rain gutter system. Maintaining your barge boards is simplicity but a common mistake is simply placing new boards over old. Had two quotes so far at 4408 and 3450 compared to other people these seem very high for 3 days work.

While fascias and soffits support the guttering of a property barge boards are attached to a gable to provide added strength protection and aesthetics. This simply accelerates the deterioration of the board in the case of wooden boards and possibly the fascia too. 2018 3450 and 4408. The fascia board is the long straight board that runs along the lower edge of the roof.

The fascia board also carries all the guttering. Over time these boards may start to rot or need to be replaced due to damage. This is no mean feat especially when it is raining hard. Luckily replacing a fascia board is as easy as taking out the old board and fitting a new one in its place.

Fasc ias run horizontally along the roofline and can be made from either plastic or wooden boards.