when replacing soffits and fascias with upvc is it acceptable to just cut away the rotten wood and then clad over the rest or will I just be storing up problems for the future.
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19 years ago
upvc soffits
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19 years ago
You need to cut it back far enough to eradicate *all* the rot, replace the cut out bits with new wood, and *then* clad over the lot.
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19 years ago
Or remove all the wood and replace with uPVC soffits (not cladding, full thickness soffits).
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19 years ago
Yes, of course you will. Is that not obvious??!!
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19 years ago
Take care when ripping out bargeboards.The support for the verge tiles often collapses as it is attached to the edge of the barge board. All of a suydden you are not just cladding but stripping off an re-fixing roof tiles. That said rotten wood must be removed and the remaining wood saturated with preservative before cladding.
Bob