Painting Fascia Behind Gutters

First prepare the surface by rubbing the gutters down with denatured alcohol.

Painting fascia behind gutters.

How to paint gutters. They can be painted though and more easily than steel or aluminium gutters. Painting your gutters is a pretty straightforward task you can do yourself provided you have the right tools and take your time. To paint your home s soffits and eaves you ll need to spend between 1 and 2 hours for every 25 linear feet.

Start by washing the gutters so they are free of dirt and debris. Add or replace. 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. Once removed this board is usually bare not having any primer or paint whatsoever.

One of the biggest things when painting gutters is the w. In this video i will show the technique on how to paint gutters using a brush. Then paint with a good quality exterior latex paint. Before you start clean the outside of your gutters as well as the soffits and.

How to paint soffits and fascia boards clean the gutters soffits and fascia. Once gutters are installed the remaining exposed portion of fascia is painted. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Strip and sand them so they are ready to be painted.

One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia. Scrape off peeling paint. Vinyl gutters do not usually need to be painted because they come in standard colours.

Up on the ladder i gave the area a closer inspection. Slipping the brush between the fascia and the gutters will not get the paint where you need it to protect the wood.