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Fascias and soffits boards are the part of the house that you most likely don\u2019t look at very often, if at all. Just to explain, the fascia and soffit is the area of your property that the gutter is attached to. The underside is known as a soffit and the part with the gutter attached to it, is the fascia.
\nBargeboards are fixed to the gable end of the roof to protect the roof rafters. They are just as important as the fascias and soffits and need to be painted regularly.<\/p>\n
If your fascias and soffits are wood and not Upvc then at some point you will need to have them painted, you can paint them in a woodstain, such as Sadolin, or Gloss such as Dulux Weathershield or an exterior satin, again by Dulux. It really depends on your preference.
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\nNot painting the fascia, soffit or bargeboards every few years will lead to the wood rotting, and could even let water into your house or rot the end of the roof trusses and this could be a very expensive repair job!<\/p>\n
If you live in an old property that has cast iron guttering and downpipes, paint the inside of the gutter with bitumen to help protect it. If you have plastic gutters, take them down so you can paint behind them, this is also a good time to inspect the top of the fascia. It is also a good time to clean your gutters out.<\/p>\n
I have seen some houses that have never had their gutters taken down and the fascia is rotten behind the gutter and need new fascia\u2019s fitting. The first they knew of it was when the gutter fell down!<\/p>\n
To paint your fascias and soffits, firstly remove the gutter if they aren\u2019t cast iron, then wash down and remove any flaking paint. Do the same with your bargeboards.
\nThen give them a good rub down, dust off and then, depending on what you are going to paint them with, prime if required, and then undercoat and topcoat or dust off and stain with woodstain.<\/p>\n
You will need to do this every 5 or 6 years at least, you may have to do it more often depending on how much weather the fascia, soffits or bargeboards are subject to, intense heat and sunlight or prevailing winds may shorten the time between having to paint them.<\/p>\n
If you look up every now and then to check the condition of the paint\/stain and deal with any flaking paint or any other problem as soon as you see it will prolong the life of the wood, and you will avoid a costly repair bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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