Painting Fascia Behind Gutters

Before you start clean the outside of your gutters as well as the soffits and.

Painting fascia behind gutters.

Painting your gutters is a pretty straightforward task you can do yourself provided you have the right tools and take your time. How to paint soffits and fascia boards clean the gutters soffits and fascia. Once removed this board is usually bare not having any primer or paint whatsoever. Then prime the gutters and apply a top coat so they appear smooth clean and nicely painted.

In this video i will show the technique on how to paint gutters using a brush. I found that the fascia paint was faded. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia. To paint your home s soffits and eaves you ll need to spend between 1 and 2 hours for every 25 linear feet.

Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Start by washing the gutters so they are free of dirt and debris. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Up on the ladder i gave the area a closer inspection.

Even if you re not painting the gutters you need to paint the fascia that supports it. How to paint gutters. Most of the time new home builders do not require the fascia board the gutter is normally attached to to be primed or painted before gutters are installed. Vinyl gutters do not usually need to be painted because they come in standard colours.

Once gutters are installed the remaining exposed portion of fascia is painted. Slipping the brush between the fascia and the gutters will not get the paint where you need it to protect the wood. First prepare the surface by rubbing the gutters down with denatured alcohol. Then paint with a good quality exterior latex paint.

Add or replace. Strip and sand them so they are ready to be painted.