Jerry Solomon
03-24-2003, 5:53 PM
I have a 25 year old brick veneer home with a hip roof. There is a 22" overhang with plywood soffit and wood fascia. There is also a strip of 1"x 2" (nominal) nailed to the top of the fascia board to (I assume) act as a drip edge. There is no metal drip edge. There is a piece of cove molding at the brick wall to finish the soffit on that side. I am interested in installing either vinyl or aluminum soffit and fascia and have a few questions: (1) should I use vinyl for the soffit and aluminum for the fascia - if so can I get the colors to match?; (2) Should I remove the 1x2 from the top of the fascia before installing the covering?; (3) I have noticed a lot of new homes being built in this area with clad fascias - they have a projection at the upper portion of the fascia about the size of a 1x2 - is this just a break in the fascia cladding covering an underlying 1x2 serving a s a drip edge?; (4) where can I find details of how to install the best combination of materials