Handpick each wood fascia board and make sure it s from a species of wood that s naturally.
How to repair roof fascia boards.
Hold a hammer with your dominant hand behind your existing fascia boards and start pounding it to loosen the nails.
Choose the best wood.
Epoxy wood filler can repair the ends of any rafters that have rotted as well as the bottoms of rotted fascia after first clearing out the rot with a chisel.
Use the best nails.
Change a rotten or damaged fascia board.
You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d.
If at all possible never nail a fascia board near the edge of the end grain.
Watch where you nail your fascia.
Keep the fascia board steady with your nondominant hand.
Continue hitting the board until the nails behind it come out from the rafters.
This is a repair for a dry day.