Flat Roof Barge Boards
The process of choosing your barge boards is near identical to that of choosing your fascia.
Flat roof barge boards. While fascias and soffits support the guttering of a property barge boards are attached to a gable to provide added strength protection and aesthetics. Bargeboard is the term used to describe a fascia board fixed to the apex section of a roof. We have a dormer style house with a flat roof at the front and rear. Put a blade meant for cutting metal onto your reciprocating saw and cut along the top seam of the board so you have a flat surface for your new board.
Maintaining your barge boards is simplicity but a common mistake is simply placing new boards over old. Available in all regions. Eternit cranked crown roll top barge board 200 x 1050 from 18 41 ex vat 22 09 inc vat eternit cranked crown roll top barge board 200 x 2200 15 degree from. There are different types naturally such as square bullnose and flat.
Materials available are wide and varied so you will never be stuck for choice. This is a known issue that is directly caused by capping over the fascia instead of doing a proper job and replacing it. We had the flat roofs refelted a few years ago but now the barge boards on one corner barge boards are the vertical pieces of wood that go up under the felt are rotten and need to be replaced. Some boards are connected from the top through the roof as well as the rafters.
4 reduced roof tile overhang by capping over the boards the guttering will be set slightly further away from the roof tiles this may cause rain water to run behind the gutter rather than into it. Marley s traditional fibre cement facia and barge boards remain a popular choice for the finishing of eaves and gable ends that result in a completed roof that is protected against rain ingress whilst delivering an aesthetically pleasing roof design. Bargeboards are part of the roof trim and can be purchased in a range of colours and there is also a range of different profiles. Fascia soffit and barge board importance.
Colour options for cover boards. The photo below is of a upvc bargeboard fixed to the timber rafter with plastic capped nails. Standard steel barge board flashings in a plastisol coated finish various colours sizes finishes and types available hornsey steels ltd. These ogee capping boards range in width from 150mm 6 to 250mm 10 and are a standard length of 5m.
The standard l shaped boards stocked by pvc cladding are available in white and four different woodgrain style colours anthracite grey black ash golden oak and rosewood.