How To Attach A Roof To Fascia Board

I tried to make a complete video about fascia board and i think i tried my best on this video.

How to attach a roof to fascia board.

Choose 1 inch thick pine that is slightly wider than your joists are tall. How to attach fascia board to roof trusses step 1. Roof straps are not a replacement for all of the functionality that the fascia board provides. Attach the metal joist hangers to the rafters.

Place your nails in line with the marks on your drip edge and place it in the center of your fascia board. Drive 1 2 nails in per rafter so it doesn t move around. On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below. Use 1 2 nails through each rafter to secure your fascia board.

Hope you like it. If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate. Making the tops of your fascia boards the same angle as the roof allows you to easily place roofing material over them without creating bumps or ridges. However if you have gabled roof which means it has gabled ends you may have to create markings on the board to ensure that it fits the rafters.

Attach the rafters to the house with joist hangers which supported by ledger boards. At harry helmet we know how to work with your home. Hold the board in place and use 2 in 5 1 cm nails and a hammer to secure it in place. Attach the rafters to the ledger boards and settle joists.

Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof. Nail the fascia boards twice with your soffits and roof joists. Place the rafters on 24 centers attach them to the settle joists and beams toward the center. For instance if you have hip roofs you can instantly tack the fascia board into the rafter.

For fascia boards that are not plumb straight up and down the rafters will need to be cut at an angle to match the pitch of the fascia board. Enjoy the video and don t forget to subscr. Hold your first piece in place starting flush at one corner with the top edge of the board pushed tight against. For 2 by 4 joists use 1 by 6 fascia.