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.
upvc soffits
Aug 26, 2004
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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.
Or remove all the wood and replace with uPVC soffits (not cladding, full thickness soffits).
Yes, of course you will. Is that not obvious??!!
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
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