Your home is the largest investment you are likely to make, so it seems obvious that you want to keep it looking good. After all, if it falls, you probably wouldn’t sell it, or if you did, you wouldn’t get its true value.
Next time you are in your garden, take a look at the roof line, that’s the part that has the gutter attached to it, are you looking past the best, is the gutter sagging or has it come off itself? ? Have you noticed that birds nest? on the roof, these are just a few of the things that could mean the roof line needs to be checked before it gets worse.
The birds that nest between the rafters cause the ends of the truss to rot, this is because the birds bring the wet grass to build their nests, the body heat of the birds while nesting and also the rainwater that gets in behind the fascia boards (birds poke holes in felt). Rotten wood must be removed, it will not improve.
Some people will choose to cover the existing wood, this is fine as long as the original wood is in good condition, that is. absolutely no rot, however, if there is the least amount of rot, etc. should be removed without questions. There really is very little difference in price for having a full replacement, maybe a couple hundred pounds.
For a complete removal, the first row of shingles should be removed, approximately 6 inches of roofing felt should be cut. This allows installers to access the rear of the fascia panel, which in turn makes it easy to remove. Once the gutter and fascia have been removed, the panel can be inspected, in most cases the panel could be asbestos, in which case it can be left in place, will not rot and is costly to dispose of, if the The panel is made of wood and can be removed if necessary, some installers leave the existing wooden panel in place and cover it with the new panel, this depends exclusively on the installer and does not compromise the work. the sprockets should now be placed on the ends of the truss, these are basically wooden poles screwed to the ends of the truss that the new nails that hold the fascia are driven into, this is to prevent the new nails from hitting the existing nail holes, do this if you can’t get a solid hold and the new faceplate may wiggle a bit.
Once the fascia board has been placed, it is time to install the gutter. This comes in round, square or ogee, round or square generally fit – ogee is quite expensive, gutter usually comes in 3 different colors, black, white or brown, there should be no difference in price for colors or style.
Now that the gutter has been installed, it is time for the ventilation system and bird combs (to prevent the birds from re-nesting), this basically sits on top of the fascia board and slides under the felt existing, this ensures that any rainwater that gets between the tiles actually runs down the felt into the gutter and does not get behind the fascia, the ventilation system allows air to circulate through the loft space and stops the formation of condensation. Please note: depending on the type of tile you have, bird combs may not be needed.
Now just let the downspouts be installed, if your house has gables with fascia and soffit, they will be replaced in the same way as fascia and soffit (with gutter), although it will not be necessary to remove tiles, felt, etc. .
All of this can be done for a relatively small amount of money, a medium-sized house with 20 meters of frontage, ceiling and gutter and 2 gables with 10 meters of fascia and ceiling should cost no more than £ 1500.
If you have a colored fascia or woodgrain effect, be prepared to pay almost double the price of white, unfortunately color and woodgrain are extremely expensive so be careful.
Any decent assembly company should remove all trash from your property, it should leave your property clean and tidy.