Painting Fascia Behind Gutters

Most of the time new home builders do not require the fascia board the gutter is normally attached to to be primed or painted before gutters are installed.

Painting fascia behind gutters.

Scrape off peeling paint. One of the biggest things when painting gutters is the w. Before you start clean the outside of your gutters as well as the soffits and. Once gutters are installed the remaining exposed portion of fascia is painted.

Up on the ladder i gave the area a closer inspection. They can be painted though and more easily than steel or aluminium gutters. Then paint with a good quality exterior latex paint. Slipping the brush between the fascia and the gutters will not get the paint where you need it to protect the wood.

Vinyl gutters do not usually need to be painted because they come in standard colours. Add or replace. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Strip and sand them so they are ready to be painted.

Even if you re not painting the gutters you need to paint the fascia that supports it. How to paint soffits and fascia boards clean the gutters soffits and fascia. First prepare the surface by rubbing the gutters down with denatured alcohol. Painting your gutters is a pretty straightforward task you can do yourself provided you have the right tools and take your time.

In this video i will show the technique on how to paint gutters using a brush. Then prime the gutters and apply a top coat so they appear smooth clean and nicely painted. Once removed this board is usually bare not having any primer or paint whatsoever. I found that the fascia paint was faded.

Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.