Hello all,
I’m about to start my first aluminum soffit and fascia job. I had hoped to use the premium grade .019″ thick soffit material in a double 6″ V-groove. My supplier assures me that the standard grade .016″ is all anyone uses. Is there any advice out there? The .016″ looks awful thin to me.
Thanks, Big Al
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Trust your supplier.
Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Can't quite see how .003" makes a big difference in soffit. Something like a flashing or roof covering maybe, but soffit doesn't seem to wear out around here.
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And they are usually small pieces well supported/nailed with lots of ribs for strength. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Make sure the fascia board is perfectly straight before you cover it with aluminum. Nothing looks worse than aluminum fascia bent to fit a crooked subfascia.
Don't face nail the fascia, it will look like a hack did it.
Fasten through the bottom lip only. I prefer spray painted stainless steel hex head screws. We always do it that way on commercial jobs and I like it on houses. Predrill through the bottom lip of the fascia so you don't bend or dent it and then run the screws in gently until they sit right where you want them.
Rollex makes good stuff!
Make sure the fascia laps the right way so you don't see the joints from the street.
1/4" SS staples work great for fastening the ends of the soffit panels.
Thanks for the tips,
It sounds better than the manufactures plan which included lots of face nails.
Big Al
Just a thought, but, have you considered AZEK sheet goods comes up to 20ft lengths. Rip to width hang and be done, if its white you want. Looks 10 times better than aluminum.
Does it look better before paint or after paint? Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
I personally have never painted it, nor had a client that wanted me to. Once you paint it you'll be painting it forever. Personally, (again) I don't mind the factory finish it's sorta matte. I'm not a plastic fan but real happy this product and other are available for certain applications. It just makes sense to me.
I agree with you about this, but a lot of people simply won't pay for it. If you want something other than white, you've got a paint job to forever maintain. Personally, I really like Azek.
Do you mean Azek for Fascia? I've not seen Azek used for soffit,Hardie makes a vented soffit material, but Azek? I'd reckon it is REALLY $$$$ if it is available.
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Yes, we use Azek for soffitts and facia and any other large panel area ie. below bay and bow windows. You an get it in 20ft sheets and just rip to your required width. Expensive maybe, but you don't need a painter and it's there forever. If you like white, as you might guess I like the stuff and depending on the application ground contact, even bury it. The last sheet I bought, 1/2" 4/8 was about $95.00. Don't forget it's petrolium based so probably more now. I just paid $100 for a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 knotty pine plywood.
Gotcha. I've no experiance with sheets of it, just the "boards" and trim.
considering the life of, not that exp. really.
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