How to Fit Fascia boards

Nice to see someone with pride in his work , which I find is lacking nowadays .

He lays out the nails with a square. I thought I was the only person who did that. Excellent work, thanks.

Just love seeing a craftsman at work

Lucky bloke to be working alongside such a perfectionist 👍. Would love to work along side you for a month or so. ✌️. Keep up the great work Robin 👍

Good to see someone who takes pride in their work!

If I knew I was buying a house built by you Robin and the estate agent suddenly turned around and told me I've got to pay 10% more all of a sudden my response would simply be... OK! 😂

As per usual another classic RC video I’ll be using to complete the soffits on my bungalow to house project. Amazing work pal 🎉

It's a pleasure watching a master at work.

Superb video Robin thank you for them all and keeping your channel alive

Thanks for the content Robin. Would love a tutorial on how you do fascias for box ends on gable roof if the opportunity ever comes up!

Followed all your tips Robin and I now have perfect soffit & fascias, cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

Great video, just about to re clad my front porch with new fascia and soffit. I'm a Hgv mechanic, not a builder, but with the help of your video i should be able to do it fine. I have found the hardest part researching and identifying materials needed, the terminology. Thanks

Perfect job as always. I love your attention to detail!

Useful video, I like the attention to detail - using the additional joint strip to make it look uniform.

Nice one Robin. Exactly how I used to install them except I would carefully nail through the cover strip and fascia in one go after gluing the strip on. Cheers

Lovely workmanship and really useful tips. Thanks.

Lovely to see someone taking pride in there work 👍

good tips on speed square and fascia off-cut for fixing markings ... that the sort of thing i overlook, quick and accurate ...

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this installation for a new build, not so practical for a replacement. It's kind of how I expect a chippy to do it, however plastic isn't quite the same as wood, particularly it is very flexible and will show up the slightest deviation. In my experience I've never come across rafter ends that are level or straight enough to give a perfect look. What I recommend is a square packer made from pvc fascia attached to every rafter end. You fix to the extreme rafters first then run two string lines one on the bottom front corner and one either higher up on the front edge or on the underside. This ensures that the fascia and soffit are at a perfect right angle and also dead straight. To level the fascia with a spirit level after the soffit is fixed I think is a bit too late, not really accurate enough but also if the soffit isn't level it won't locate in the groove at the back of the fascia board and you may have a gap between soffit and lip which looks unsightly particularly when looking out from inside the house. Another minor thing to go to the effort of fixing a ply soffit first just for the pin spacing seems unnecessary particularly as if you use a cladding pin with a flat head instead of a polytop on the from edge it is concealed by the lip of the fascia and looks a lot neater than two rows of pins. Generally the soffit sits on top of a course of bricks so can be wedged down with a packer so no pins are visible at all. If it does need a fixing then extend the square Packers back far enough to receive a pin. I'm not trying to be critical of what is an acceptable job just some tips from over 20 years of installing PVCu fascias.😀

Interesting video Robin. Any chance you can do a quick follow up showing how you worked how what height to cut the facia at, allowing for the ridge vent, eaves savers, and tiles. Cheers.