Too cold for coil stock?

Tinstaafl · Dec 7, 2010

loneframer said:
Here's a technique for ya.

Thank you. Consider it stolen. Don't know that I'd want to do that routinely, but definitely good tips for some of the nicer jobs. :thumbsup:

ccappaul said:
The better answer would be to know the math for expansion and contraction of aluminum at a 100 degree temp change say its going to expand 1/4 of an inch when it warms up ? You would want to slot your holes appropriately.

Yes, that would be ideal. You see numbers like that all the time for vinyl, but I've never run across it for coil. Maybe I'll limber up my Google muscles and see what I can find.

Tom Struble · Dec 7, 2010

look for thicker coil stock,the standard stuff stocked nowadays is 019,thats pretty thin
you may have to special order or look into architectural metals

or prewarm the trim to 100 degrees before you nail it on:whistling

or try to get over your ''one wave is too much '' hangup

arty:

Tinstaafl · Dec 7, 2010

tomstruble said:
or try to get over your ''one wave is too much '' hanguparty:

Hey, I don't criticize YOUR hangups!

...in public.

:laughing:

larryb · Dec 27, 2010

Always made extra bends in the fascia with an extra bend on top (in) if possible then face nailed sparingly and rarely if ever had a problem. Always made sure the board being covered was not warped before installing new fascia. I see jobs I did many years ago that, while weathered over time, still look as straight as when I installed them. Never caulked the bottoms of side mulls over sills - always customed cut to fit and that helped sell alot of additional jobs over the years.

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