Aluminum Fascia

Boycer88

no we purchased them they were speced for the job, i havent used them before either but the last 2 jobs i was on they called for them, the finished product looked good it was consistent around the whole building and it looked uniform. you just slip the splice behind the 2 pieces and leave a 1/4 gap and the splice is the same color so you cant really notice it too much

Home Serve

Still, no matter what you do unless the fascia is installed and fastened to avoid canning it will can, fascia splices? or none. I don't get the fascia splices, is this April fools still?

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rojigga

Besides that horrific corner in your picture, that's exactly what I was saying before- screw the bottom (not too tight, snug if you will) and no rippling or warping. Any time you fasten thin metal that is exposed it can't do what it wants to do, expand and contract. Small areas like the underside lip won't warp like the 6" or 8" face.

As for a splice i just overlap by 3-6" and screw through the bottom through both pieces. As Shane said, 3 screws per 10' fascia is fine (here anyway). On gables overlap the top piece so water won't run into the bottom piece.

Ps. Suppliers sell paint to match the aluminum stock- PAINT YOUR FASTENERS.

shanekw1

I still have nightmares of painting screw heads for a large project I did with my first employer. Big styrofoam pincushions everywhere filled with screws.

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rojigga

Styrofoam is better than doing it with cardboard! Had to do that too many times!

katoman

Shane - looking at your pics and wondering if the large underbend on the facia is standard in BC or did you do that just for that job? I usually only bend 1 1/4"

shanekw1

It's pre bent stuff from Kaycan, fits around a 2x. I hate the crap but until I can get a brake, it's gotta do.

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waterman1971

Anyone ever try hemming the edge that goes under the eave tin? It seems to help alot.

katoman

Sometimes, yes, and sometimes have to get the skilsaw out to starighten wavey facia. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to get a decent finished job, right?

Tinstaafl

I have GOT to hear this! How does one straighten out warped sheet metal with a circular saw?

Pics would be a major bonus.

loneframer

I'm thinking he's straightening the sub-fascia before sheet metal.

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Tinstaafl

Don't bust my bubble.

loneframer

Just looking at it from a framers angle. I had the dual saw image myself at first.

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PeteL

Sometimes ya just cant win. Did a double groove and it oil canned on me. I only had that happen twice and both houses the fascia had a decent curve to it (not cupped). So maybe that's part of the his problem too.

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CharlesD

I tried zip screws for fascia but found out if a person isn't really careful they will still dimple the return. Plus face screws are unforgiving and allow for no expansion. On top of that a screw looks commercial.
I put a slight upward bend on the final 3/4 inch of the return. That way you can adjust your facia for crooked sub facia boards and your return will still be tight against the soffit.
Put a 1/2 reverse hem on the top of the facia that goes under the drip edge and hem the raw end of the return.
Predrill or punch 1/8 inch holes in the return and use nails in the soffit valleys. Predrill or punch a hole in the laps and face nail. I usually put a nail in the top of the fascia in the center of the piece under the drip edge.
I never had a ripple doing it this way and never lost a piece of fascia in the wind.
Also, the quality of the coil and the condition of your brake makes a difference.
I don't think it's as much about the metal expanding and contracting as it is the house moving.

rojigga

Ever see a old aluminum fascia job in which it was face nailed? They stand out really bad because they rust and turn red and mark the face with the red water stain streaks.

Ps. Shane... Kaycan sucks! Gentec is better in this here parts.

Tom Struble

better off with a 1/2'' return on the bottom of your fascia

katoman

C'mon, you don't have a bent steel blade for your saw? Straightens the bent facia great.

Tinstaafl