Painting Fascia Behind Gutters

Start by washing the gutters so they are free of dirt and debris.

Painting fascia behind gutters. To paint your home s soffits and eaves you ll need to spend between 1 and 2 hours for every 25 linear feet. Scrape off peeling paint. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. 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 removed this board is usually bare not having any primer or paint whatsoever. Up on the ladder i gave the area a closer inspection. Once gutters are installed the remaining exposed portion of fascia is painted.

Add or replace. Painting your gutters is a pretty straightforward task you can do yourself provided you have the right tools and take your time. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

How to paint gutters. Then paint with a good quality exterior latex paint. 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.

First prepare the surface by rubbing the gutters down with denatured alcohol. I found that the fascia paint was faded. Vinyl gutters do not usually need to be painted because they come in standard colours. They can be painted though and more easily than steel or aluminium gutters.

How to paint soffits and fascia boards clean the gutters soffits and fascia. Slipping the brush between the fascia and the gutters will not get the paint where you need it to protect the wood.