Tips for installing aluminum fascia (Everything Garage Part 7)

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3 жыл бұрын

The Everything Garage is rolling along and this week I am installing aluminum fascia. I have always found aluminum fascia tricky to make perfect, but in this video I talk about 3 tips to installing aluminum fascia.
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@woodbullyltd 3 жыл бұрын

I dig this.

@johngalv9288 7 ай бұрын

I'm planning to refinish my old 2 car garage, it needs some TLC... Vinyl or Aluminum? I prefer Aluminum but it's harder to work with. ?! Kudos to you for doing yours! Winter now (USA) I'll do it in the spring. 😂 😂 I'm always looking for a reason to put it off.

@laureennichols6394 3 жыл бұрын

I would like know more on Soffit and Fascic

@HeavenlySmokes 3 жыл бұрын

Predrill the nail holes !! 😂😂😂

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that's one way to do it 🤣

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

@S c I wasn't disagreeing on pre-drilling the holes- I totally see it making the process quicker. However, the 'tips' are not for professionals. They are aimed at the average homeowner, who has a much more likely change to bore out the hole too large or skate the drill bit across the surface. It isn't the fastest but I didn't ruin a single piece of fascia, just bent a few nails at the bottom corner 🤣

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

@S c ahhh gotcha, That makes way more sense. The only holes I can see pre-drilling are those bottom corners through three layers.

@kristopherhansen8768 3 жыл бұрын

@S c I also have worked siding for years but I have seen countless people and countless crews that predrill the face. Literally takes 3 seconds. You arent bankrupting the company that’s such a shitty exaggeration. Rather my guys take a few seconds to predrill holes than to leave a bunch of pings all over the fascia

@charlesalegria73 3 жыл бұрын

Yea I never nail the face of fascia pre drill bottom lip

@louissparks2496 2 ай бұрын

Looks like you have what's called a 2 x 6 (actually 1.5 x 2.5 inch) fascia board (which may have been cut at an angle to accommodate the slope of the roof) below your aluminum fascia trim. How did you size your aluminum fascia trim to fit the outer dimensions of the fascia boards? Where did you purchase the aluminum fascia trim?

@thebuff7271 3 жыл бұрын

Use a larger nail to tap a hole, then drive the smaller nail

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea 👍

@machomedina4901 3 жыл бұрын

Use the siding brake to make return boxes that's more easy

@bootsandboxers5079 Жыл бұрын

I make a 2' piece. Bend the return or reveal whatever you call it then bend the piece in half n just go up and cut to fit in place no measurements.

@louissparks2496 Жыл бұрын

How long were those nails and were they aluminum?

@brandoncarr4952 2 жыл бұрын

3 tips Midwest snips Estwing hammer Predrill

@lnc23 3 жыл бұрын

Kinda of a scott brown episode layout for the episode number.

@Phoenixrising8313 3 жыл бұрын

Your hammer is too big. Go down a size. Move your hand up on your hammer when nailing fascia nails more control and you won't accidentally hit the fascia. 👍

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

Moving the hand up is a good call 👍 still blaming those nails.. 🤣

@RebuiltRenovator 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question, is it more cost effective to buy pre bent fascia and rake metal than to custom bend your own? -siding contractor

@hsdesignstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly no idea. Building materials were limited due to COVID and I worked with what I could get when I needed it. It’s my own garage and wouldn’t do this type of work for clients. This stuff was like $200 CAD for the whole garage. I can’t see a rake and straight fascia being cheaper.

@Mrdubomb 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen siding done first and the birdbox/soffit done after?

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen soffits done after siding/stucco. In theory, as long as the siding is stopped at the correct height, it shouldn't impact the soffits in anyway..at least that I can think of.

@Mrdubomb 3 жыл бұрын

@@hsdesignstudio Im building a shed and i like the look of siding tucking under the soffit, looks cleaner that way, but it creates a challenge to do the bird box

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

@@Mrdubomb Do you need to have the birdbox look? You could always finish the siding/soffit in a more modern manner where the gable soffit extends to the main flat soffit, and a small piece of flashing fills the angle gap.

@charlesalegria73 3 жыл бұрын

It really doesn’t matter but I’ve been doing this for 20yrs but I prefer doing the soffit first

@charlesalegria73 3 жыл бұрын

@@hsdesignstudio I like to make the bird box all in one piece

@tomyang5991 2 жыл бұрын

Would please provide the link to buy aluminum fascia you used in the video. Thanks.

@hsdesignstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Generic fascia from a local place- no link unfortunately

@bootsandboxers5079 Жыл бұрын

It's all the same "coil stock" aluminum trim. Depot and Lowes both carry it

@bootsandboxers5079 Жыл бұрын

They have pre-bent pieces of facia as well

@josephisaac3603 8 ай бұрын

Pre drill

@dmarcellon 2 жыл бұрын

I need some fascia. Where can l get some?

@bootsandboxers5079 Жыл бұрын

Home depot or Lowes

@leolinehan2752 26 күн бұрын

You need a bigger stepladder, smaller hammer. Dont cut the bottom off as it looks crooked, use a knife, and score it. Practice practice practice.

@rebelandproud1 4 ай бұрын

Do yourself a favor and get some reds and green midwest brand snips and pre drill your holes

@normssti3661 3 жыл бұрын

Why wouldnt you just bend a corner box... would look 10x better

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't get my hands on any at the time. It was pre-bent 10'ers or wait who knows how long for ordering. Like I said in another comment, I would have preferred if I didn't have to add the skinny layer, and instead it was all one piece around the corner.

@jjrock5 3 жыл бұрын

@@hsdesignstudio can you explain what this means? Do they sell prebent aluminum bird boxes? Thanks

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

@@jjrock5 what I mean is that my particular birdbox framing is taller than the depth of any fascia I could get my hands on. Therefore, I had to add the extra skinny piece around the top to cover the framing.

@kenahenakew8761 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it better to use a 1cm screw with a white end , so you don't dent the fascia

@hsdesignstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Also an option. If you don't miss the nail, you don't dent the fascia 👍

@XcZuNiTy Жыл бұрын

No never use screws on fascia unless it’s wood fascia board

@joeyjohnson9765 8 ай бұрын

@@XcZuNiTywhy not

@XcZuNiTy 8 ай бұрын

@@joeyjohnson9765 Because they'll dent the aluminum fascia more than needed it can also warp them over time unless its a small machine screw of some sort, then at that point its not worth it. Plus screws can allow more moisture inside than needed.

@joeyjohnson9765 8 ай бұрын

@@XcZuNiTy thank you for the info

@chriskourlos4407 Жыл бұрын

Use a drill boy!

@stpierreorama 5 ай бұрын

Stainless steel > aluminum nails

@pierreverdoni 3 жыл бұрын

Buy a Van-mark bender and make bigger pieces of facia___not bits nailed together

@hsdesignstudio 3 жыл бұрын

They are 10' pieces, not exactly bits. This was my own garage, not something I do regularly.

@Sweetchilliheat18 2 жыл бұрын

The facia at the store has a j shape to it Yours is an L How do I use theis j shape crap

@jacobdavenport575 2 жыл бұрын

My dad's the best in tennesee I've been born into it I bet you a million dollars and your wife for a night I can cut a square line without a square for the metal