Replacing Rotted Tongue And Groove From Roof

The main challenge with changing cladding boards is that they are often locked into place via a tongue and groove system theoretically this means that in order to remove the damaged board you will also have to take off any boards above it as well as part of the roof.

Replacing rotted tongue and groove from roof.

It s a good idea to prime all four sides of tongue and groove flooring before installing it to reduce expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and humidity. Inspect the sidewall around and underneath the fascia and inside the house for signs of moisture damage and repair any rotted areas. What you will see is how to open up and repair the soffit portion of this job. Traditionally boards are laid running perpendicular to the house.

During a reroof start at the peak of the roof and remove all shingles prying them up with a pitchfork working your way down the roof. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. Starting at the ceiling fit the replacement board with the damaged old board s adjacent neighbor and slip in into place. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later.

I replace the damaged wood and prep for the new roof installation. Pull up the felt paper underneath the shingles. Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1. Changing a cladding board.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Pull down to remove the old soffit. The roof boards under worn shingles might well have rotted too. Soffit and fascia repair 1.

Remove the rotted section of fascia. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring. This is the time to replace them as well. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing.

Using a mallet to hold the new board use blocks of wood to protect the surface of the new tongue and groove board and cut off the back of the boards groove with a wood chisel. Make sure the porch floor has a slight slope to it between 1 8 and per linear foot for tongue and groove floors. Continue fitting in the tongue with the adjacent board until you reach the flooring. Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards.

In this example a roof leak around a plumbing vent allowed water to run down onto the soffit boards causing them to warp and rot along with the fascia board. Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood.