How To Make Angled Fascia Support Tin Roof

Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be.

How to make angled fascia support tin roof.

Push the top edge into the undersill trim as shown in illustration 1 or behind drip edge. Prime before attaching them to the fascia at. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Use your pencil to trace a line up against your straight edge.

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. Here is a short video showing how. Place one nail in each of the outer v grooves and in the lip of the groove flange. Fascia for installations without soffit 1 nail undersill trim or drip edge in place along the top of the fascia board.

If you can t find wedges that fit your fascia make your own out of wood. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. Gutter fascia metalroofing our roof plumber darren shows you how he installs colorbond quad gutter to metal fascia. To let the jacks sit plumb on top of the sleepers we angled the level cuts to the 3 1 2 in 12 pitch of the shed roof setting the circular saw to a 16 degree bevel the degree equivalent of a 3 1 2 in 12 pitch.

Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof. We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. Place a straight edge next to your pencil marks.

Make them about 1 1 4 inches wide 3 inches tall and cut to the correct angle. Set the angle of the circular saw blade to match the slope of your roof and run the saw along the top edge of each fascia board. The center of an 8 foot long board is 48 inches. Nails into the soffit framing members.

Nail the lath to the bottom of the wooden soffit by driving 2 in. 2 hook the bottom of the fascia panel under the bottom of the fascia board. Do you need to install eave or fascia for a metal roof. Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.

To make the bottom cut i laid out a level cut for a 4 in 12 pitch.