Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed?

03-23-2010, 09:12 PM	#1
echase Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? I'm not sure I want to paint the fascia, which is currently untreated cedar. What kind of issues should I expect if I change my mind after the gutters are installed?

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03-23-2010, 09:46 PM	#2
Windows Member   Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Seattle Posts: 507	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? That's no problem. Generally you just paint the part below the gutter that you can see, the backside to where it meets the soffit and the return. That is not an uncommon thing to do.

03-24-2010, 10:44 AM	#3
echase Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? Cool, thanks for the reply. I was concerned that having it only painted below the gutter may not allow any moisture that makes it into the wood to get out, but I tend to over-think these things. Theory is rarely a good substitute for real-world experience.

03-24-2010, 12:27 PM	#4
Windows Member   Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Seattle Posts: 507	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? In my experience the way they install gutters - up tight at the top of the fascia with an over lap from the shingles - really protects the upper part of the fascia from the weather.

03-24-2010, 07:36 PM	#5
oarfish water flows downhill     Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 39	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? Use stain on rough cedar if you don't have too many carpenter bees around. Otherwise better prime with shellac and paint with SW Duration

03-24-2010, 08:22 PM	#6
echase Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? Carpenter bees aren't too heavy here, and I love the rough cedar, unstained. We MIGHT go with white fascia and trim, leaving the siding natural.

03-25-2010, 05:21 AM	#7
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,711	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? Quote: Originally Posted by Windows In my experience the way they install gutters - up tight at the top of the fascia with an over lap from the shingles - really protects the upper part of the fascia from the weather. When installed PROPERLY, this is true

03-25-2010, 10:02 AM	#8
echase Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65	Can I paint fascia after gutters are installed? I'll have gutter apron, so the fascia should be pretty well-protected.