I am about to replace the fascia & soffit boards boards on my bungalow & have 2 queries:
1. At the eaves (i.e. just above the guttering) - I keep reading installation instructions that tell me to remove the first row of slates (well, the "modern" stuff) and fix new sarking felt (the end 300mm or so).
So, if I remove these slates, which seems to require using a tool to remove or break the nails, how do I re-fix them?
Alternatively, how do I fix the new sarking felt in place if I don't remove the tiles?
2. At the gable ends, there is a wooden fillet (c14mm thick) nailed into the top of the wooden fascia (all the way down, not just the final "kick") - the tiles are then nailed through the fillet and into the top edge of the fascia board.
How do I get the fascia boards off without damaging the tiles, and how should the tiles be fixed once I've replaced the fascia?
Neighbouring properties don't have this wooden fillet, but have a mortar filler (seems to be called a "cement verge"?). Is this the right way to do it? If so, where do the end set of tile nails go?
Any advice much appreciated!
1. At the eaves (i.e. just above the guttering) - I keep reading installation instructions that tell me to remove the first row of slates (well, the "modern" stuff) and fix new sarking felt (the end 300mm or so).
So, if I remove these slates, which seems to require using a tool to remove or break the nails, how do I re-fix them?
Alternatively, how do I fix the new sarking felt in place if I don't remove the tiles?
2. At the gable ends, there is a wooden fillet (c14mm thick) nailed into the top of the wooden fascia (all the way down, not just the final "kick") - the tiles are then nailed through the fillet and into the top edge of the fascia board.
How do I get the fascia boards off without damaging the tiles, and how should the tiles be fixed once I've replaced the fascia?
Neighbouring properties don't have this wooden fillet, but have a mortar filler (seems to be called a "cement verge"?). Is this the right way to do it? If so, where do the end set of tile nails go?
Any advice much appreciated!