Facia Board Replacement On Your House

A home improvement task which will instantly improve the appearance and cleanliness of your house or bungalow is the replacement of the wooden facia boards.

Traditionally homeowners were faced with regular maintenance of the facia boards and mouldings by having to paint them to keep their appearance and for protection against the ingress of water. Being in a high elevation on houses the facia boards are one of the first areas which can show up when the paint starts to loosen and flake off.

With the progress made over the last few years in DIY and home improvement materials it was only a matter of time before someone came up with an ideal solution. Following on from upvc doors and windows the major plastic products manufacturers have developed their product line up and have progressed into the manufacture and sale of upvc roofline products.  This includes different sizes and thicknesses of upvc facia boards – which can either be used to “cap” existing wooden facias or replace them entirely.

The fitting of such facia boards lead to virtually no maintenance required again in this area of the house – other than cleaning the boards are weather proof and require no regular repainting as before.

The tools and equipment required to install these new products are conventional and can be obtained at an affordable price from your local tool hire shop.

The main piece of equipment needed are a set of ladders or a portable access tower. As well as this an electric or cordless drill is needed to drill and secure the boards to the sub structure.

The facia boards are supplied in standard lengths and will require cutting to match the buildings size. They can be cut with either a handsaw or electric/cordless saw.

The only hand tools needed to change the boards from wooden to the new upvc ones are a crow bar or wrecking bar (needed to remove nails and fixings) and a pair of pincers if nails are present.