Fiberboard Fascia

What do you guys do on a residental house with fiberboard fascia? All of it around the house is 3/8s by 6 inch, it's rotting and falling apart in my hands, but the backerboard 2x4 is in great condition.

homeowner wont remove old fiberboard, wants to cap right over top, but screws/staples wont grab fiber.


silly question, i know :P

Screws and staples will penetrate the fibre cement and fasten into the false fascia. Never had an issue with it. Would be different if it was 4/4 or 5/4 Hardie trim.

In the past we have use a 1x2 on the underside to fasten the soffit to . Hate when they use pressed cardboard for fascia,

I would replace the fiberboard with fiber cement. You can go over the top, it will look crappy, the drip-edge will look crappy. Make sure he knows that by saving 10% he's sacrificing the curb appeal of the house, getting only half the job, and he will want to do it right shortly after the job is finished.

replaced all the pressed cardboard fascia with pine 1x6s and it looks good.