Replacing Rotting Wooden Gutters

Scrape across rotted sections of gutter with a scraping tool such as a putty knife.

Replacing rotting wooden gutters.

B below for signs of rotted wood which must be replaced before you put up the rain gutters. Whether you will install gutters by yourself or hire a pro here is what needs to be done. Replacing the wood isn t terribly complicated but the problem usually goes further than you might thing. Holes caused by pests and woodpeckers should be addressed immediately as a person only has to fill in the holes with wood putty.

2 check for damaged boards behind the metal trim. You ll need to remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters. Apply wood putty to the newly cleaned area in smooth even strokes with a spatula tool. Inspect the fascia and soffit fig.

A single rotted clapboard can usually be replaced by the homeowner or the commercial maintenance crew by using the old rotted clapboard as a measurement board for the new siding plank. If you notice that the wood around your window has rotted take care to address this as soon as possible. Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles. 1 check to see if fascias are rotted.

Use a chisel or ice pick to chip away at the rot in sections until it is completely removed. 3 replace rotted fascias preferably with azek board or other pvc trim boards.