Hey all. New guy here, the name's Ben. First post here after a whole lot of reading!
I live in the midwest (think St Louis, MO / Paducah Ky). My house was built in the 70's and has wood soffit and fascia. There are several places along the eaves (gutter edges) where the fascia and soffit is rotted/peeling/falling apart. I am hoping to be getting a new roof in the next few weeks and am planning on replacing the soffit and fascia along the gutter edges on my own. I know all about the aluminum and vinyl options but want to keep it as close to the original as possible. I'm thinking cedar 1x6 for the fascia but didn't know what to use for soffit. I have seen a recently constructed sub-division that had some sort of 1/4" soffit board in which half of the board was covered in 1/4" holes for venting. I've been scouring the net for info on this material but have came up empty. The board seems like it could be a wood material, or maybe a fiber/cement based board??? I'm not entirely sure.
Anyone have suggestions on what type of board/wood/other I could use for my soffiting?
Thanks in advance everyone! Sorry for the lengthy post! Looking forward to being a part of your community.
I live in the midwest (think St Louis, MO / Paducah Ky). My house was built in the 70's and has wood soffit and fascia. There are several places along the eaves (gutter edges) where the fascia and soffit is rotted/peeling/falling apart. I am hoping to be getting a new roof in the next few weeks and am planning on replacing the soffit and fascia along the gutter edges on my own. I know all about the aluminum and vinyl options but want to keep it as close to the original as possible. I'm thinking cedar 1x6 for the fascia but didn't know what to use for soffit. I have seen a recently constructed sub-division that had some sort of 1/4" soffit board in which half of the board was covered in 1/4" holes for venting. I've been scouring the net for info on this material but have came up empty. The board seems like it could be a wood material, or maybe a fiber/cement based board??? I'm not entirely sure.
Anyone have suggestions on what type of board/wood/other I could use for my soffiting?
Thanks in advance everyone! Sorry for the lengthy post! Looking forward to being a part of your community.