Replacing Rottoen Tongur And Groove From Roof

Pull down to remove the old soffit.

Replacing rottoen tongur and groove from roof.

Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood. This is the time to replace them as well. What you will see is how to open up and repair the soffit portion of this job. A pneumatic nailer makes driving galvanized finish nails through the groove side of each board a lot easier.

Once the porch boards are all down it s a good idea to add some trim around the edges before finish painting. Pull up the felt paper underneath the shingles. Soffit and fascia repair 1. Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards.

A scrap of the tongue and groove material makes a handy tap block so you don t damage the edges of the boards. In this example a roof leak around a plumbing vent allowed water to run down onto the soffit boards causing them to warp and rot along with the fascia board. Remove the rotted section of fascia. During a reroof start at the peak of the roof and remove all shingles prying them up with a pitchfork working your way down the roof.

Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.