Rain gutter finish

[Chris_belgium]

I'm currently redoing the woodwork surrounding my rain gutters. The ugly pvc crap is coming off and is being replaced by beautifull Padouk.

About a year ago my parents in law had a new house built and the overhang from their roof is finished in a similar way as I am doing my rain gutters. You can see in this picture that they left a 1cm gap at the side of the boards, presumably to allow for wood movement.

This gap was covered with a small piece of wood (plinth?), but how do you attach this? I could use nails and then fill the holes with wood filler, but if there is movement in the wood, this would create problems. What's the trick to this?

 

[JonnyD]

You could fit a rebated piece first and then rebate the first board as well so that it slots into it and allows the wood to move.

Jon

 

[9fingers]

If you close this in how are you going to achieve the required ventilation in the soffits?
Whilst you are at it, it might be worth fitting soffit protectors un the first course of tiles as well. The felt is bound to be perished in places and the protectors might just stop your new wood from getting damaged from behind.

Bob

 

[Chris_belgium]

If you close this in how are you going to achieve the required ventilation in the soffits?
Whilst you are at it, it might be worth fitting soffit protectors un the first course of tiles as well. The felt is bound to be perished in places and the protectors might just stop your new wood from getting damaged from behind.

Bob

Don't think ventilation is a problem, the last ones have been on there for 40 years and were damaged where there was a leak in the rain gutter, but apart from that it looked ok.

What exactly are soffit protectors? I googled it but couldn't come up with an answer.

The 'felt' you are referring to, is that the stuff that is underneath the slates? In belgium we use 'menesurite' boards, wich are waterproof and last a life time.

 

[Chris_belgium]

You could fit a rebated piece first and then rebate the first board as well so that it slots into it and allows the wood to move.

Jon

Thank's for the tip.

 

[9fingers]

If you close this in how are you going to achieve the required ventilation in the soffits?
Whilst you are at it, it might be worth fitting soffit protectors un the first course of tiles as well. The felt is bound to be perished in places and the protectors might just stop your new wood from getting damaged from behind.

Bob

Don't think ventilation is a problem, the last ones have been on there for 40 years and were damaged where there was a leak in the rain gutter, but apart from that it looked ok.

What exactly are soffit protectors? I googled it but couldn't come up with an answer.

The 'felt' you are referring to, is that the stuff that is underneath the slates? In belgium we use 'menesurite' boards, wich are waterproof and last a life time.

Hi Chris,

I overlooked the obvious clue as to your location in your user name

It seems they are more often called eaves protectors see:-

With your rigid cladding under the tiles you should not need these.

UK regulations for a 'cold roof' (conventional over here) require the equivalent on a 25mm gap to vent from the soffits through into the roofspace.

hth

Bob

 

[Chris_belgium]

If you close this in how are you going to achieve the required ventilation in the soffits?
Whilst you are at it, it might be worth fitting soffit protectors un the first course of tiles as well. The felt is bound to be perished in places and the protectors might just stop your new wood from getting damaged from behind.

Bob

Don't think ventilation is a problem, the last ones have been on there for 40 years and were damaged where there was a leak in the rain gutter, but apart from that it looked ok.

What exactly are soffit protectors? I googled it but couldn't come up with an answer.

The 'felt' you are referring to, is that the stuff that is underneath the slates? In belgium we use 'menesurite' boards, wich are waterproof and last a life time.

Hi Chris,

I overlooked the obvious clue as to your location in your user name

It seems they are more often called eaves protectors see:-

With your rigid cladding under the tiles you should not need these.

UK regulations for a 'cold roof' (conventional over here) require the equivalent on a 25mm gap to vent from the soffits through into the roofspace.

hth

Bob

Now it makes sense,the new rain gutter I am fitting are made of zinc and the protecter is incorporated in it. It runs about 30 cm under the slates.