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Pine. Not spruce or fir, if it's #2 common pine. Pine.
I still don't understand why you would take perfectly good wood and cover it with aluminum flashing so it can retain water, harbor insects, etc. Why not just leave it exposed, so you can repaint it when needed and if rot does occur, you can take action quickly because you can see?
Is this No 2 Common pine of a particular TYPE-such as the Spruce/Pine/Fir: SPF combo you talked about earlier?
Thank you so much for your patience and sharing your knowledge.
“SPF” is an industry acronym for any “conifer” derived lumber. Whether it be dimensional lumber or engineered lumber.
Though most of the SPF lumber found in the US is from Canada, some maybe from the US. Either way, it’s a conifer.
Pine. Not spruce or fir, if it's #2 common pine. Pine.
I still don't understand why you would take perfectly good wood and cover it with aluminum flashing so it can retain water, harbor insects, etc. Why not just leave it exposed, so you can repaint it when needed and if rot does occur, you can take action quickly because you can see?
Weird.
The reason the wood usually always get covered is because the fascia break metal forms the lower edge to support the aluminum or vinyl soffit material. If properly clad and slipped under the drip edge with the proper shingle projection, water will not get to the wood and it’s a standard fascia detail.
OK, well, I'm not up to date on current construction details. The only houses I've had with enclosed soffits had plywood soffit, the board on the wall was wood, the boards all along the edges of the rafters were wood. Nothing enclosed in metal except where squirrels would stand in the gutter and gnaw on the corners, I put some galvanized flashing there. If the painted wood needed painting it was dead easy to see that it needed painting.
OK, well, I'm not up to date on current construction details. The only houses I've had with enclosed soffits had plywood soffit, the board on the wall was wood, the boards all along the edges of the rafters were wood. Nothing enclosed in metal except where squirrels would stand in the gutter and gnaw on the corners, I put some galvanized flashing there. If the painted wood needed painting it was dead easy to see that it needed painting.
Sounds like overcomplicating something, frankly.
Actually simplified since most new homes have exteriors that are almost completely maintenance free and instead of painting, it’s been replaced with power washing the exterior of the house, when needed.
Just finishing up a Habitat house now and there is absolutely no exposed exterior wood, at all.
Just got word late yesterday that the replacement board would be No. 2 Common Pine 1 x 3/4" thick.
What is your opinion of that? How knotty is it?
Is it a durable exterior wood that would be appropriate for the fascia repair?
Does this have to be painted BEFORE it is wrapped in aluminum?
I did measure the exposed wood and it is 3/4" thick, but have no idea of length as not enough is visible.
If the wrapping with aluminum is done correctly, it doesn't much matter what wood they use. Except treated. The chemicals in treated wood will cause accelerated corrosion of the aluminum.
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