Replacing Fascia and Soffit

StringerBell

Recently bought a house, doing it up getting it ready to move in to at the moment, we have noticed a bit of rotten wood above the back door and a good bit of the fascia and soffit need replacing/fixing.

How hard is this? Could I do it myself? I'm handy enough at things usually but have never attempted anything like this really, I know I have to take the wood off and replace it, treat it and then cover, doesn't sound too difficult?

Looking to do as many things myself as possible at this point as I am well over budget with the renovation.

sky6

It's quite easy to do if your handy. If your replacing any I'd suggest replacing it all with PVC. Never have to do it again.

You will need a good Ladder to do so and always think safety. Never reach sideways which is always tempting when up a ladder.

StringerBell

Cheers, I'm gonna give this a go pretty soon I think. Had a guy up to look at it and the price quoted seems pretty steep, maybe its common and I should get some more to compare but I just found it high when looking at what I see to be the actual work involved in the task.

He was suggesting removing the rotted wood and replacing it with concrete then covering with PVC.

dodzy

StringerBell wrote: »

Cheers, I'm gonna give this a go pretty soon I think. Had a guy up to look at it and the price quoted seems pretty steep, maybe its common and I should get some more to compare but I just found it high when looking at what I see to be the actual work involved in the task.

He was suggesting removing the rotted wood and replacing it with concrete then covering with PVC.

typo.

If it's rotten, then replace it. You need something for the PVC to attach to. And it really is a 2 man/2 ladder job unless you have access to scaffolding.

Bonzo Delaney

dodzy wrote: »

typo.

If it's rotten, then replace it. You need something for the PVC to attach to. And it really is a 2 man/2 ladder job unless you have access to scaffolding.

This ^^^ and also if your not familiar with working at a height of ladders it's far cheaper and safer to bring in insured professionals to do the job
Tbh and I'm open to correction but I don't think health and safety allows replacement of f&s with out scaffold mind you its wide spread done with out scaffold on retro fit jobs which is grand if your used to it and until something goes wrong

Shint0

Definitely replace it. If it has already rotted it will continue to wear away and won't hold up against harsh weather and parts might even start to detach in time and fall off creating a hazard. I had to replace mine when I bought an older house but got a few different quotes all which were around the same ballpark. Better to get it done professionally.

sky6

It's an easy enough job but not quite straight forward for anyone not used to working off ladders.
The difference i've seen between supply and fit and doing it yourself is a couple of Hundred which is not bad for a job that requires a good degree of safety.

dodzy

sky6 wrote: »

It's an easy enough job but not quite straight forward for anyone not used to working off ladders.
The difference i've seen between supply and fit and doing it yourself is a couple of Hundred which is not bad for a job that requires a good degree of safety.

The difference will usually be well more than €200 sky; I'd say closer to €400. Unless you are enlisting those gutter butchers from a community that i shall not name as I might cause offence.