Yes that's a good idea, just cut out th decking and replacing with the 1x6 Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 26, 2017, at 5:58 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Use ground contact treated 1x6, not plywood. (or 1x8 etc.) > >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> March 26, 2017 at 5:16 PM >> I had a section of soffit come loose on the house and got up there today to >> put it back. As I did I discovered the roof decking on the edge by where >> the guttering goes is rotten. In lifting back the shingles on the edge >> where they hang over the edge of the roof above the guttering the wood is >> rotted maybe an 1-2" back from the edge of the roof along that area. It >> appears what is happening is water instead of running off the end of the >> roof into the gutters is running down before it gets to the gutter and >> running down the soffit. It is still a good ways away from the wall so its >> not running down the wall causing more problems. I need to fix this ASAP. >> It appears this is from years of not cleaning the gutters out, which they >> were jam packed when we moved in and I cleaned them out but no telling >> before then how long they had been like that. It appears I am going to need >> to peel back the shingles along the edge and cut out the decking and put in >> new plywood. Hopefully should no t be too complicated. This is NOT the other house that we fixed the floor. >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
