Replacing Rotted Tongue And Groove From Roof

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.

Replacing rotted tongue and groove from roof.

Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards. Pry off the baseboard and remove the remaining nail with a hammer. Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood wedges in the gap. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails.

Install the kickout flashing. Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood. When replacing a porch floor be sure to use pressure treated pine or other rot resistant wood for both the joists and flooring. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Remove the rotted section of fascia. Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall. For this repair project we milled interlocking tongue and groove boards from treated lumber to replace the original rotted porch boards.

A wood porch floor can rot and deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements. So we replaced all the old soffit boards with new 1x4 tongue and groove beaded ceiling boards which you can usually find at a lumberyard for reasonable prices. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. The material costs for this project are relatively low compared to the labor cost if you decide to hire a carpenter.

Rotten boards on your roof can lead to leaks and more rot. I replace the damaged wood and prep for the new roof installation. It s a problem that demands immediate attention and there are no quick fixes. Span that i could tell was the original porch flooring from when the house was built in 1880.

How to fix a rotten board on a roof. Rotted boards are the. Kickout flashing installs just like standard step flashing except that half of the kickout flashing hangs over the edge of the roof. Replacing rotten porch flooring with new flooring.

I decided to replace the entire side of porch flooring with the exception of a roughly 4 ft. 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.