How To Repair Rotten Fascia and Soffit

[@armyfazer1410]

I'm here because I started a paint job that has now become a rip and repair job. The honey do list exponentially expands on its own!

[@koffee911]

ain't that the truth... 🍺

[@edgerchoir694]

I scoured the earth to find a video clearly explaining what a fascia and soffite were. I loved your explanation at 2:35. Epic!

[@karhukivi]

Excellent! Just what I needed to fix in my own place and the video was not only instructive but humorous and memorable too - thank you!

[@larrybenko9236]

Ya use PVC around a window to make a frame , used my friends ladder , never have to paint it or borrow a ladder again

[@modlotusmanisha6610]

One of the best informational and instructional video for soffit and fascia in old house. I called so many people to repair a rotten wood of this soffit in the corner exactly like this in the video and everybody just wants to replace the whole thing with vinyl or aluminum So I guess I know now what’s beyond that rotten wood after watching this video so will call a handyman to do the job or May be try on my own 😊. Thanks a lot for this video I am trying to fix a 1960’s house

[@AlphaQueue]

The humor is what will make me remember everything, thank you so much please keep uploading these awesome vids!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks K.O.D.!

[@theodorevegh6030]

I am so glad you made this video. I have been looking for this video for a long time. - TAV 🇺🇸

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks Theodore. Glad I could help

[@melissabreedlove8211]

Great video! Seriously I just bought a house that all 4 corners of the house the facia is starting to rot and on one corner the soffit is also rotting. I need to repair it befor it becomes a big problem and I have been watching some videos to try and help get a better understanding and by far ur video is the best I have seen so far!

[@SheenaRea]

Nice job! Only thing I'd do different is prime the wood before the final coat. (Not a criticism, just been there done that, and I learned my lesson about primers.) Many thanks!!

[@xbrizzcakez]

Any body can paint, few do it right....

[@judithvela4274]

Very easy to understand this project it was very instructive with a great sense of humor. Thank you!

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Great job! I am looking at having to do this to a couple areas on my house, so watching you do it really helped! Thank you!!

[@SaraBevill-je4pi]

😂😂 you are too funny! This is like the 4th video I've watched about this and not only is yours educational it's entertaining! Great Job!

[@debeisenmann6162]

Just the video I needed. And what a pleasure to meet you too! You put a smile on my face!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Same here Deb! Glad to help

[@eddyvideostar]

​@@mackofalltrades9972 Dear Mac I am looking to replace large parts of gutters, which are ripping from the fascia. I want to, adequately hire. Should I hire a gutter cleaner, a roofer, or a general contractor who will have the resources to do this?

[@Bunnies_and_Weegees_Are_Gods]

Michael! I could kiss you! Man thank you so so so very much for uploading this video! You have exactly what I needed to see to fix my side. It’s almost identical to what you’re doing and it informed me and made me laugh. Idk how you popped into my search but man I’m glad you did. Have a great day cuz I know I will! Going out to do this now. Thanks again buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Glad I could help!

[@davetaylor7271]

Awesome work! exactly the video I needed to see. I'm about to tackle a multiple rotten facia/soffit repair/replace job around my house.

[@rbbcpa]

Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful and I feel more confident to do my soffit and fascia board.

[@brettcohen3401]

Excellent video, fun to watch. Great tip to use longer screw to find good wood. I’ve subscribed!!

[@ptyptypty3]

LMAO..... love this video!!.. Your sense of humor makes it FUN to learn how to do the impossible. I have to do the Impossible .. so Thank you!!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks, glad you liked it! And you're welcome!

[@Cesar9730]

He is doing very well, he is repairing, explaining details, very good.

[@koffee911]

about to replace a 2ft end piece of the facia... needed this 'how to'... thanks 👍

[@curtisroyston936]

I really enjoyed that you incorporated some humor😅 into the video!! It made for much more interesting viewing than some others 😊

[@richardwang474]

Im attempting to fix a friends situation that is very similar to this. Thank you so much for the video.

[@Geotrist]

Precise and exactly what I needed to know thank you

[@jeffbacia7397]

Super helpful and great sense of humor. Instructive and A+ entertainment value, well done.

[@sheilaallman4067]

Thank you. I love that you repeat “Fascia, Sofit, Fascia, Soffit”. I also love that you show fixing 1 x 8 with the sliver of wood. The “Safety glasses not safety glasses” are awesome. Show me how you made the cuts on the end piece that was 7.5 “ on one side and 8” on the other side.. Love the “NOT RAPToR” too. These things are important! Thanks for showing us the tools and telling us the names of them.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thank you Sheila! If you take a rectangular board, measure one side 7.5, make a mark, then measure the other side 8" then make a mark. Draw a line with a straight edge between the two marks, you'll have an angled cut to make.

[@885Blackjack]

It's wrong though. That's GUTTER and Soffit. Fascia was the rotten white piece from the start. Incorrect terminology. Gutters are gutters. Fascia board is fascia board. Downspouts are downspouts. There is also metal "fascia" on the rakes of most garage. It is the trim along windows, doors, and projecting eaves. Items that are considered fascia would be things like window wraps and casings. Gutters are not fascia. It's an entirely different trade.

[@jordansneade3564]

Definitely one of the best fix it videos I have seen! Good job!

[@AbsolutelyJason]

Agreed!

[@AbsolutelyJason]

This was such an informative video! Thank you so much! Love your sense of humor! 😄

[@michaelsmith2884]

Love it. No B.S. makes this a straight forward repair. He not telling you that you have to rebuild the whole frickin house.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Exactly, as most contractors would tell you. Not to crap on contractors, they're just bound by their license to rebuild it by the city codes which is REALLY expensive.

[@samjohnson1061]

It's not his repair ability but his sense of humor which is harder to establish being a multi home owner😊

[@zipporah_prz8334]

I've only made it to 2:42 mins and find this delightfully refreshing. This is great when facing what I thought was impossible. It is loaded with facts and techniques. Truly can't thank you enough! I will be subscribing.

[@eugenia-alanamitsanas3469]

what a fun lesson! thank you Mack :)

[@greggin9116]

Great job! I especially like the way you made it right instead of just barely fixing it.... ex: changing out the shorter screws with the longer screws, replacing the wood that split without pilot holes,... Thanks for the detailed video!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

You're very welcome. I appreciate the nice comments!

[@Saint696Anger]

Lol I do that sometimes but wouldn't show on video. I'll get to it eventually type of repairs

[@jessed7836]

You're a great teacher, thank you!

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Finally found a video to give me the confidence to do the same repair. Thanks appreciate it

[@mackofalltrades9972]

You're welcome!

[@rodross540]

That was better than new. Awesome vid sir.

[@babypea1301]

I loved this video! I have that problem at home and I've been rattling my brain about it for a long time. I'll look for someone that can do that. Your sense oh humor made this video worth watching !!! Keep them coming 😄💥💯💯💯

[@nmatthew7469]

Look in the mirror, there's your someone.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks Baby Pea!

[@joneslive586]

I both learned AND laughted...Great video, thank you!!

[@DHNAYBIA]

I love this guy, funny. Love your work Sir.

[@venegasenmerida6307]

Well done. I need to make this exact repair on my house.Another tip is if you want your exterior caulk to last many years out in the elements use a polyurethane caulk instead of an acrylic one.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks, and thanks for the tip!

[@ladyewo6778]

Great tutorial and pretty good light hearted humor. New subscriber from a new lady DIYer. 🙂

[@BillyBobTup]

Great video, I have come back to it to watch it again. But, working alone, I am trying to figure out how to get the gutter out of the way in the outside corner I need to work on, without damaging the gutter. For the fascia repair behind the gutter, you only needed to remove a small bottom edge of the fascia. Mine is rotted almost up to the top edge. I wish you had a video showing such a repair, which seems to me will require removal of the gutter.

[@haroldwhinery5250]

Thanks Mack. I'm ready to take on a similar job. Actually in several places around my house. Gonna take a little patience. But I have time.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Welcome Harold. Good luck!

[@nmatthew7469]

Me too.

[@brianwombles6770]

This guy is great!! Very informative and entertaining.

[@RobertBullock]

One of my favorite products for iffy wood is Minwax Wood hardener. It's a liquid you brush or pour on that soaks into porous wood instanttly but hardens as resin is dissolved in it. Fairly water proof too since it's resin but will harden even particle board like a rock if you use enough. Adams Rock hard putty is another fave.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Good tip, thanks!

[@sheltonminor9881]

This is exactly what I need to do to a house that I am buying. Great job big Guy. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@carapungo]

Very good bro, and very entertaining.

[@TapesTree]

That is a lovely echo when you hit the pry bar with the hammer!

[@ljo7560]

This guy is informative and hilarious.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks!

[@Wooknut]

This was quite informative. I may try to do my own facial and soffett repair myself after watching this video. Also, the Dry humor wasn't so bad.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks, good luck!

[@RudyH-ue6gs]

I love that the Jenga joke was so good you had to film it instead of just doing a VO hahahaha

[@John.Doe-OG]

"Drain Pipe"... that got you a new sub.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Lol

[@timklein3962]

Really detailed video; very complete start to finish; better than most; Thanks !!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

You're welcome. And thank you!

[@ROCKnROLL1406]

Enjoyed the Video. Informative and Entertaining

[@skyeditor1740]

Keep them coming Mack.... Great videos

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks, will do!

[@enginelite]

We think alike... good job!

[@randyjordan5521]

I think I would have taken that one length of guttering down and replaced that part of the fascia board behind it. I would have also replaced the wood with pressure treated or Hardie fascia, so it would never rot again. My area has a lot of carpenter bees that drill into soft pine, so I replace all soft pine with material that they can't drill into.

[@thegatekeeper715]

Yes good suggestions as it is probably the gutter and/ or downspout that is the source of the leaking water that caused the rot. It could also have been the roof edge drip flashing. So determining the source of the rot and fixing that before replacing the rotten wood makes a lot of sense and will save more work over the years to replace continually rotting wood at that location.

[@DrMGomezJr]

Great job...Antics are not necessary...

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks!

[@cram7834]

Thank you for explaining

[@israelnemitz8323]

I like the personality here.

[@awildapproach]

Beautiful work!

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thank You!

[@mrchef1038]

Just off the humor I'm a subscriber! Great vid

[@realestatelife4081]

TY! TY! TY! This is the first video I found that shows me what to do and what not to do (sing it with me: PILOT HOLES!) that I can follow.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

You're welcome!

[@Philzy610]

Funny and entertaining while informing. Thank you.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks, you're very welcome!

[@TapesTree]

I enjoyed this video, I just wish you’d protect your lungs when cutting wood! I’ve always been “that guy” when working around others who don’t put a mask on. I want you to live long!

[@veteranveteran9915]

Awesome video. Just subscribed 👍

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks!

[@andy1015]

You should use oil primer on all bare wood...

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks

[@jk12428]

Youre the Man‼️👏🌟

[@samv7487]

Very helpful video. I replaced mine but before painting I wanted to see if it was still getting wet and it is. I'm trying to figure out why it is rotting - I had someone fix it the first time a couple of years ago but he just replaced the wood and didn't fix the root problem.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

I might suggest going out when it rains and see what the rain does coming off the roof. Roofs (is that a word?) need a well functioning drip edge under the edge of the shingles. The rain should run off the shingles and down the fascia. If the drip edge is not working properly, the water will run off the shingles, turn downward, then run back and sneak in above the fascia. If water gets inside, continuous water damage. Good luck!

[@pamcenter8641]

Very informative.And funny.Thanks.

[@rickkane8043]

About the triangle shape how you cut it?

[@Dave_Webb]

Excellent work.

[@planman401]

Good job, helps with conceptualization. Question: Dremel velocity no longer available anyone have an alternative with similar functionality?

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks Man! Yes, the Dremel Multimax replaced the Velocity

[@svingysvingy]

Love your sense of humor! Question: is there a reason you didn’t cut the replacement board piece to fill the gap completely?

[@svingysvingy]

Oops I shoulda waited a second. you just answered that question. (Older boards’ width standard was different)

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Because he doesn't know wtf he is doing. I thought banging a piece of wood in the gap was shoddy work. He should have cut a piece of wood to fit correctly. If he doesn't remove the gutter he will get rot in the same place. Gutters on houses destroy the facia and the roof

[@iztheterrible]

😃😄😁😆 good job, and funny dad joke style !!

[@jiraiYT]

awesome job. looks great

[@jdubya54]

Nice work and video

[@DS-go8mn]

Dude you're pretty funny love your video

[@urcookin]

Instead of wood they make paintable pvc wood looking fascia boards. So you won’t have to do this again many years down the road.

[@seanmcguire6998]

PVC does NOT last very long in AZ heat, even painted. Starting to reconsider OSB over ply sheeting…

[@twestgard2]

@@seanmcguire6998that’s interesting! What happens to the pvc?

[@ricardorodriguez4353]

Hardie board

[@dtruman123]

Cut them with just a hand saw, I guess?

[@MikeBius]

Incredibly great video!!!

[@annshr9917]

Love your video. I have a question. The aluminum-clad fascia in my portico is sagging. What could be the problem - the fascia wood underneath it or could it be the rafters? Your reply would be much appreciated.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Hi, it is much more common for fascia and soffit to sag away from the rafters rather than rafter rot. (Unless you have a major roof leak) Any way to peek inside with a bright flashlight to be sure? Most often, lifting the sagging fascia (or soffit) and driving new screws through it into the rafters will do the trick.

[@christopherdekonstrukt444]

All my soffit hangers are termite eaten I saw them from the inside when I rebuilt a door rough opening. So all the material has to come down and be replaced along with splicing some termite eaten rafter tails.

[@brianschrier6193]

finally a video about repairing facia & soffits without removing the gutter. I have a facia to repair in the middle of a gutter run. All other videos have the gutters removed - wastes of videos. I want real life fixes that do not involve replacing everything attached.

[@Lawrence102477]

Exactly 💯

[@apriljohnson421]

Great video! What is the name of the saw you used to cut the soffit? I need that tool.

[@matthewjohnson1304]

It’s a multi-tool

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Thanks! It's a Dremel Velocity. (I think that particular model is discontinued but there's others on the market, including the Dremel Multi-Max) It's an oscillating tool/multi tool. That and my angle grinder are my new favorite tools.

[@dinhw]

Nice job...

[@Benjamin-xc1gw]

Thanks for the video Mack of All Trades. A questions, are you better off to paint the pieces before you put them in to help them last longer? New to this stuff, but looking to do a job that will last a long time.

[@cfldriven]

And paint them on all sides to seal the wood.

[@PeterGregg]

Why did that wood rot like that? I have that in places around my house, but is it telling me a clue as to something else that is wrong?

[@smgri]

Native lumber is bigger than dimensional lumber . A new 2 x 4 is actually 3 1/2 inches . Native is actually 4 . We don’t usually find native in stores .

[@261982brandon]

What causes/caused the wood to root? That way we can fix/avoid the rot in the future.

[@Chewbacca1220]

This was funny and informative.

[@social3ngin33rin]

This may be a dumb question but how come ppl don't do a paint layer before screwing in stuff, then do a 2nd layer to cover the screws? The proposed 1st layer would help keep out paint and moisture from the wood on sides that you can no longer reach; i.e. the edge of the board that is covered by the gutter. This also helps protect from termites, in my head. How well does paint adhere to caulking?

[@crlsking7514]

Thats why i dont want gutters on my roof

[@thomasgilliam3104]

Why cause you lazy and don't want to clean gutters😂

[@thomasgilliam3104]

Why so your roof can dump all the water off at you Foundation causing more prob moat people can't afford to fix.

[@brandonjones1991]

So is it this easy to change the facia on the a frame of your roof. The wood is bad and my power lines won't stay connected.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Yes, it certainly is that easy.

[@wouterketel5064]

Looks good, why not use treated wood where possible?

[@mackofalltrades9972]

It's harder to work with for one. More expensive and not as smooth and perfect. Also, you're supposed to let treated wood dry in the elements for many weeks in the open air before painting. Non treated wood works fine, you can paint it immediately and will last forever as long as you keep it sealed under latex paint.

[@komatheeroobavathy4260]

Very good job

[@turbodog99]

top work!

[@MissAmberlee1]

I appreciate this very much

[@davidnino1538]

What wood was used for the soffit?

[@mackofalltrades9972]

Pine.

[@Drumwolf62]

Great job

[@yamatomusashi1412]

what is that shearer/cutting tool? i want to look for it online. thank you.

[@mackofalltrades9972]

It's a Dremel Velocity. I believe it's discontinued. The Mighty Max is their newer version

[@yamatomusashi1412]

@@mackofalltrades9972 many tnks.

[@Rbenterprises4]

Did the drip edge flashing or the gutter cause the water to leak on the fascia and soffit? My gutter was leaking and rotted my fascia. Nice repair!

[@tucasamyhomerealty]

How much can be charge for a small job like that?