Facial, soffits and guttering

[JRDS]

Hi, I’d like to over clad my facias and soffits with hollow board upvc but could people help me determine wether this is asbestos please and how I would go about fixing the new stuff

 

[catlad]

Asbestos is inert and not a problem unless disturbed.

 

[Eccles]

Why not do it properly and remove the existing facias before replacing them with the UPVC? The correct fixings are of course annulated stainless steel nails with plastic heads - Wickes sell them.

 

[JRDS]

Why not do it properly and remove the existing facias before replacing them with the UPVC? The correct fixings are of course annulated stainless steel nails with plastic heads - Wickes sell them.

I can see the facia’s are wood so if I remove those and leave the soffits there?

 

[opps]

I am a decorator. I cannot say definitively, but the soffit looks like timber.

 

[Eccles]

I can see the facia’s are wood so if I remove those and leave the soffits there?

Yes, that would be my plan - no worries about painting or rot. I can't see if there are any ventilation holes though, might want to consider that, always good to have roof ventilation but make it insect proof if you do. Just one or two holes with plastic guaze stuck over them will do it.

 

[datarebal]

Looks like asbestos on my screen . Tap it gently you'll know weather it's wood or not

 

[opps]

Looks like asbestos on my screen . Tap it gently you'll know weather it's wood or not

Fair play- on my high def laptop- It looks like it might be timber.I could be wrong though.I often am..

 

[noseall]

Why not do it properly and remove the existing facias before replacing them with the UPVC? The correct fixings are of course annulated stainless steel nails with plastic heads - Wickes sell them.

Not properly, just differently and a right ball ache removing the tiles etc. As long as the timber is sound, It's preferable to leave that in place.

 

[noseall]

Yes, that would be my plan

see above