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electrolove wrote:I think you have a good idea there... I have been thinking about using glasfiber reinforced tape. I think that's what you call it. And then spackle over it.
Hi,
I agree that you can spackle the seems but if your fascia is not fastened securely to a support behind it, you may find that if you should bump the fascia, your joints may crack. Using sheetrock tape might be okay but I've found a product called "Self-Adhesive Wall Span" which is a drywall joint tape & wall repair fabric that I got at a True Value hardware store. It looks like a plastic mesh and stays in place because it is self-adhesive. Once you've laid it over a seem, you spackle over it. Again, because it is self-adhesive, it is easier to work with than sheetrock paper tape. It is also much stronger and will help prevent the spackle from cracking should you bump the seem.
It cost me $3.89 for a roll 75 feet long. A cheap investment.
Hope this helps.
Why hide the screws? Use a dress washer and screw of matching finish, such as brass and let them show as a decorative accent. Your butt joints look good and tight on your fascia. You could also try some Durham Rock Hard Wood Putty. Mix it with some water and spread it over the joint, let it dry and sand it smooth.
Don Z.
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chadw wrote:Spackle is joint compound.
Alan_B wrote: 1train1 wrote:You shouldn't see the seams and or screws if your smooth it out and blend it to the facsia ( again I reiterate with a wet finger or wet cloth). And yes, if you ever want to remove the screws you can just use a sharp knife to remove the caulking. The seam of the facsia (if you ever want to alter or remove it) will peel apart with minimal damage. This will work fine. HOWEVER make sure that you get a paintable caulk that is water clean up. Some of the silicone caulks are neither paintable or water clean up.
1train1 wrote:You shouldn't see the seams and or screws if your smooth it out and blend it to the facsia ( again I reiterate with a wet finger or wet cloth). And yes, if you ever want to remove the screws you can just use a sharp knife to remove the caulking. The seam of the facsia (if you ever want to alter or remove it) will peel apart with minimal damage.
This will work fine. HOWEVER make sure that you get a paintable caulk that is water clean up. Some of the silicone caulks are neither paintable or water clean up.
Good Point Alan_B - Latex , paintable caulking is the ticket.
I went to Lowes, local big box home improvement store, looking for a solution and found these plastic/nylon edges made for 1/8 or 1/4 inch boards. I painted them black and glued them to one edge and left the other loose, just in case.
if you look closely at the photo below you can see the black seem. I would like to find black screws instead of the steal colored that are shown.
Click to enlarge and you will be able to see it better.
John
I like the silicon idea
this will be easy to remove in the event you want to get at the screws
K
For my fascia, I didn't bother to hide the screw heads, and used lightweight acrylic spackle to smooth the joints.
Nick
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I have to second the caulk idea. WAY less mess and work.
For screw holes.
Latex silicon caulking (white) - you can buy small squeeze containers or use the silcon gun type. Put a small dab on the screw - wet your finger (important for clean up) - and spread the silcon. Blend it it to the contour of the fascia.Clean off any extra with wet cloth.
The seams work the same way. Run a bead down the gap- initially fill the gap using your finger (wet again) - then take a pre soaked cloth and blend it to thecontour of the fascia. Clean off extra surrounding the area.
The secret to silicon is to keep your fingers and the cloth wet so it's easy apply and to clean up after.
It will shrink minimally but will be dry and ready to paint in 12 -24 hours.
It's alot less messy than joint compound IMHO