FINISHING THE EAVES - Timber Fascias & Soffits

I was always keen to refit wooden soffits and fascia to match the original roof. Quality wood and paint will hopefully ensure that these eaves have the same success their predecessors did!
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[@ukconstruction]

Hi Tim, that's looking great, your standard and approach is better than so many jobs I see, well done mate the feeling of achievement that you will get once this roof is finished will live in you forever, your a proper grafter, all the best Robin

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Glad to hear it gets your nod of approval. 👍 it will be a great feeling when the last bit of scaffolding comes down. Mainly so I can get the car back in the drive!! 😂

[@natedawg2p]

Hi! How come you didn't use red batten for the roof? Robin on your projects which do you use? Just interesting to know.

[@ukconstruction]

@@natedawg2p Well I use the British Standard Batten and we have this in Red, Blue and Gold depending on the supplier, I have even seen it in Pink!!!!

[@natedawg2p]

@@ukconstruction yeah I sell the red. With the shortage at the minute ive had to get blue and my customers hate it. One said its like using balsa wood. The blue is from the outside of the tree where the red is more from the inside.

[@rcr76]

Robin why don’t you sark your roofs in England? We usually use 150 by 22 pressure treated for a slated roof and half inch sheathing or osb for tiles even though they will be getting counter an tile baton .cheers 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@PB200559]

The usual excellence as standard. Well done Tim.

[@garethd4948]

Good to see the progress.

[@SilverGoth]

Thank you so much for sharing your restoration projects. We don’t have many slate roofs or stone buildings here in Seattle, so it’s really interesting to see how it’s made. You always do such a good job with your videos, too!

[@AzH1988UK]

Good work Tim. Always a great watch

[@gflorey1975]

What amazing workmanship. Such a good job! Great video, keep up the good work!

[@charliedavenport9609]

First class job!

[@leabarto8156]

Awesome work!

[@athloneduke]

Great work Tim, hope the weather holds for you

[@MrJohnnynapalm7]

Great quality workmanship, both on the roof work and video👍

[@chriscardwell3495]

Tim, Awesome work, as ever

[@istabraq4]

Quality workmanship 👍👍👍

[@beckamojo]

Thank you so much for this video, I understand my self build roof so much better now

[@Shane_O]

Great as always

[@cjhification]

Just finished doing the EPMD on my 6.7x 5.4m garage roof, did most of it on Sunday and had a small patch to do but unfortunately the primer for the patch was missed off the order, so had to finished it tonight. So glad to finally have the garage roof insulation and covered in EPDM. The office in the garage is currently at 22.8°C from my laptop running for 8 hours along with 2 monitor and an air filter, as well as my body heat, which I'm pretty impressed with. Do have a fan heater but haven't used it yet, will see what happens when it's 0°C outside.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Great job with a professional approach. Well done 👍🏆🇬🇧

[@dgb5820]

Fantastic video such a simple but effective solution

[@jimcub22]

Superb workmanship and a pleasure to watch, the house will last years longer in you hands and you will know it is safe

[@h9rae]

First class job

[@davidbanner9001]

I bet those lovely Redwood fascias last even longer than the originals. Especially with the new materials used and those eaves protectors helping.

[@chrispayne1029]

Great Video Tim 👏👌🏻👍

[@darrenharlow3016]

you are doing a really good quality job there

[@fishingforbiteswithmo]

looks great 👍👍

[@jowallace-blaker8202]

I don’t envy you with the strong wind forecast this weekend!! Hope you batten down the hatches so to speak. Great job though and I admire your sheer grit and determination

[@roymysterwagon2308]

Great vidio just what you need thank you

[@peterwooldridge7285]

Nice one Tim

[@vivaldi1236]

Brilliant.

[@pwar.]

Good knowledge ❤

[@shifty277]

When I watched the intro of the drone panning up over the roof I was thinking it "the restoration couple" print would be seen on the other side of the roof as opposed to having it pop up and appear. Great editing and flow to your videos nonetheless. Your audio is fantastic btw watching on a phone and Bluetooth earphones! Thumbs up.

[@maggiesue4825]

I can't imagine how complicated the process is to replace a slate roof. We have a few of those here in Virginia, but not very many. I think I now know why! Beautiful, though, and should last another 120 years!!

[@kevinbarton98]

10secs in and I hit the like button 👍

[@Harley-ir4er]

Scribing the soffit board to the brick is pain but well worth taking the time to do it properly. The biscuit joint on your boarding is great idea, again, time consuming but a liftime job, looking good.

[@frenchgreguk]

Welcome to the chippie world. (Looked cold up there)

[@gpower9572]

This is one of the best roofing tutorials i have ever seen. Because you are not a pro you are spelling out things that a pro might overlook but that a novice would need to know. I wouldn't have known you were an amateur unless you had spelled it out. The only give away is all the hoovering. Tradesmen are never that tidy. LOL

[@hn2700]

Hahaha. Brill. I couldn’t watch. You gave James Wan a run for his money. Great vid again. Suppose you’ll be thinking Pest proof your own build to the max. 😂

[@johnmit]

120 years is some good going - makes you wonder how many times it got proper maintenance other than a fresh coat of paint. I can't see uPVC lasting anywhere near that long, especially in sunny positions soaking up the UV rays.

[@AliRokib]

New uploads are taking too long Tim, really enjoy your videos, just wish they were more frequent and regular😊

[@taffytop]

You need to use a thinner batten just for the eve course to stop the first course rocking on the eves course.

[@Jason52597]

Great video, how are you ventilating your roof?

[@oddjobkia]

'can't wait to slate' now there is a t-shirt idea

[@garethlewis3647]

Well done. You must have saved a few thousand by DIY... .

[@francescodobherman3487]

You dont nail the eve tray on the fascia you nail it to the rafter

[@andrewgillingham6541]

Yep!

[@Mt3Dpdrtk]

Agreed

[@dugegg]

Why would you do that ????

[@Mt3Dpdrtk]

@@dugegg why would you damage the fascia ????

[@dugegg]

@@Mt3Dpdrtk that's what I'm saying

[@ridgmont61]

Looking good but get those slates on sharpish it’s winter out there!

[@mohammedashraf2193]

Hi its very good video I have seen the video few times but I like to see when you measured the rafters to know the length of the rafters original length need be shorten or the lower fascia board comes in different whith to suit your rafters length please advise

[@user-bd6go6pf4f]

Hi. How connect board to whom connected wall's and roof?

[@dougf94912]

I hope that plane was one of the one's from your auction 'mystery box'.... Or, maybe just tell Jo that it was! 8-)

[@s35will]

Was thinking the same haha!

[@Jason52597]

If you do get water behind the tiles won't it just get stuck behind the battens and rot them? When detailing I usually use a counter batten and sag the roof membrane for water to run down. A serious question by the way, not saying you are wrong. Just here to learn.

[@baxterboy23]

I hope you left a Time-Capsule up there.

[@Mt3Dpdrtk]

That’s the thickest soffit I’ve ever seen

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Same as what I removed, should last. 👍

[@dolphinliam888]

Beautiful job. I'm building a timber forest workshop (bushcraft hobbist). I like your soffit block idea. ✍️🤠

[@bakeredwards]

If doing a new roof with modern tiles, the off cut from the new truss has the correct angle to screw to the side to lift up your last batton an inch and give a bigger surface to screw the facia to. Hope that makes sense.

[@worzelgummidge3617]

Good job, did you have to replace some of the wallplate? I noticed some newer timber.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yes, just the last section on the corners where water had sat for years.

[@paulcarter2907]

Hi..'Closing' a roof at the eaves or soffits has always seemed a bit of a dark art, and its almost impossible to find a perfect system..would you agrree? and therefore it's the principle of it all, which I feel here, you have explained and shown very clearly, thank you..Also the first and second rows of slates, in particular..a row on their sides, then start windward with half, then on the return a whole one???..In fact just seen video where you've cut the first row in half.. Couldn't you just turn it on its side? So first row is doubled up in strenght..Have cottage on west coast of Ireland, where the prevailing westerleys can be a bark!!!

[@alexanderhill4993]

Will having the horizontals directly on the roof (rather than floating on verticals) - not create small pockets for any water that gets under to trough? looking great BTW!

[@psychostude]

The membrane is fitted so that there's a slight sag between each rafter, allowing any water a free passage to the gutter.

[@titanclass3895]

You can make your own linseed oil paint, no moisture unlike mod paint and add copper oxide for quicker curing....

[@mickbroadbent6750]

seal your soffits to the stone with acrylic to stop wasps etc nesting in there

[@cjhification]

I thought that was the whole point of a breathable roof membrane, that you could then seal up against insect/birds/bats. Then put up some boxes if your partial to birds, bats or insects, I guess, as I've heard people build bug hotels.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

There is very little space along there even if it looks it in places, anywhere there was could be meshed from above. Certainly no bigger gaps than in all the standard venting products.

[@Sorcli]

Hi. I’ve just started following you so may have missy it in another video but are you not allowing any ventilation to the loft? I ask as I renovated a old house and didn’t, to find the rafters soaking wet so put in some vents in the soffit which fixed the issue.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

There is approximately 10mm at soffits where it meets stone which continues to ridge. That said, this is a fully air permeable membrane so ventilation is not as necessary as with other products and it can be used without. Vapour barrier inside the loft rooms also prevents the moisture getting through in the first place. 👍

[@Sorcli]

@@TheRestorationCouple Yes, thinking about it, my house was done 20 years ago and they used asphalt. Nice to learn that the modern stuff is permeable. Also noticed in another video that you have rooms up there so a different scenario from my old property. Great work by the way!!

[@Trent_Uk]

if using cast ogee gutter that screws though the back of the gutter rather than brackets i highly recommend getting it on before you start slating the roof as it will be near impossible to get the screws in after and you run the risk of snapping the eves when when lifting the felt support trays

[@TheRestorationCouple]

In an ideal world I would have but just can’t wait as they could still be a couple of weeks from being ready. Yes they can be directly fixed like they were before. The brackets help with both the install and make sure they sit level as all the cast have a forward tilt on them.

[@Trent_Uk]

ah yeah i missed you said you’re using brackets should be ok then still a pain to do but should be ok with a long driver bit

[@chrispeacock8668]

@@TheRestorationCouple Yeah Trent is right but like you said its too late now. It will be a pain to get the screw in the top of the bracket if there is one above the gutter... be careful if it gets cold when lifting the support tray.. when its nailed it has a tendency to split/snap. Its really important to get your overhang right. Good work

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yes will have to see but fortunately the screw holes are on the side of the cast brackets rather than top so hopefully sneak it in with a long bit. 👍

[@thomasrall7422]

You do not nail eave support trays on to the fascia boards they should be fixed to the rafters

[@paully8031]

Gutter brackets always before eaves guard.

[@Brown969]

Where did you get your router plate?

[@TheRestorationCouple]

It’s a router table insert off amazon. Linked in the router table build video if you can fine that one.

[@hsimpson6581]

we need to talk a lot about the victorian sawtooth ridge caps. If they are iron are you powder coating them??

[@TheRestorationCouple]

They are clay and all cleaned up ready to install. 👍

[@hsimpson6581]

@@TheRestorationCouple Thank you I did not know. We do not have cool things in America.

[@mattcred]

It's coming along nicely 👍 What is it that you apply to the knots at 1:38?

[@pyrrhical3423]

Knotting it’s called. It’s just a shellac sealant to stop knots weeping through paint

[@mattcred]

@@pyrrhical3423 Interesting, not come across that before. Thanks for the reply.

[@dafwilliams1995]

5:55 looks like you've painted King Kong on your fascia!

[@tinkletoesrus]

Hard to put gutters in after eave trays installed first.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yes, not ideal. Fortunately the metal brackets have fixings on sides rather than above so hopefully get them in. 😬

[@lazycarper7925]

please find my question, please can you tell me if the soffit board and face board had any kind of timber treatment before you painted them , whats the norm?, just plain pine?

[@TheRestorationCouple]

These were just a premium grade redwood and then primed with a thinned down linseed paint first.

[@lazycarper7925]

@@TheRestorationCouple thank you,

[@samoanSAIYAN]

Mate, you are no way a DIY. With your work load you are beyond that. Can I ask your back ground pls. Carpenter? Tradie? Awesome content BTW.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

I’m a commercial photographer and before that a chef, I did build an awesome rabbit hutch as a boy though if that counts. 👍

[@samoanSAIYAN]

@@TheRestorationCouple with all due respect you are a machine as well as an inspiration to the DIY kin folk around the globe. Keep up the awesome content. Sorry for asking. I just need to know who I'm following!

[@711motorsport6]

You forgot to install the over fascia vents. 😢

[@zemadeiran]

Time for a Benny hat son...

[@tungtran4201]

Why is my shed leaking?

[@badhorse84]

Why do you need over the facia ventilation, when you said that because the membrane you using you do not need that?

[@TheRestorationCouple]

I don’t and didn’t, just mentioned that it was at that point you would do so. 👍

[@badhorse84]

@@TheRestorationCouple alright alright:-)

[@maxnavsa4470]

Can you explain why those wood strips alon the roof are blue? Are they water proof?

[@trophytracker321]

No, not waterproof, not even treated. just colour identified stating they meet British standards ee less knots so you can walk on them with less chance of them snapping.

[@jonathan1427]

Treated battens would be yellow.

[@Trent_Uk]

they are treated the colours are added to the treatment to help tell different grades of batten apart but you should always check the BS number as the colour is just something the suppliers do and not part of the standard so some simply add dye to make you think it's better batten

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Regular treated battens but as said below just means they meet a standard.

[@yvindascanius6061]

At last: the first one here!

[@paulrumbold2436]

Hi scarf joint in a run of fascia ? I’m lost ? Reminds me of a Tommy Walsh video ? Trouble is , he who pays the bonier calla the shots ? That’s why the industry is fecked right up ? Loads of work for future generations anyway

[@Tez73]

You are in the wrong game mate . I’ve worked with other joiners that arnt a patch on you 👍

[@18199]

Funny looking scarf joint

[@huggy1huggy191]

i thought the same

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Why? It’s no different from scarf joining skirting in the same way? (Obviously not the same as a timber frame scarf)

[@Tom_Prendiville]

What's funny about it?

[@huggy1huggy191]

@@TheRestorationCouple tim look up scarf joint and youll see what a scarf joint is mate,want being funny or ought

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Think you may be thinking of a timber framing scarf join? Joining boards with a 45 degree cut as you would with skirting, picture rail, dado, etc is also referred to as a scarf. 👍

[@paulmccrory9828]

Why would you say you dont need ventilation in the roof space wtf. There is minimum requirements for soffit venting

[@lbh002]

Slate

[@thomasduin2746]

Personal opinion: intro before showing how it's done is too long and I lost interest.