Unusual Fascia - Help and ideas needed

[TWAS40]

Hello guys, I have a 640mm fascia which is in oregon. 30 years on it has now rotted and is ready to be replaced. There are about 4 weatherboards which cover the fascia. Flat roof with gutters behind them which are in just fair condition. The fascia is on a slight angle which is one of the downsides to the replacement.
I have had a few quotes to replace with new weatherboards and also considered replacing it with corrugated iron to give a more modern look but struggled to find anyone who was prepared to do this.
The damage in this picture has already been replaced with Cedar by the previous owner, however it is a bit of a rough job. The likelyhood is that the existing garage that is there will be knocked down and replaced with a pitched roof to take away the flat roof appearance. Not to mention get rid of the arches.
If anyone can provide me with some interesting ideas, pitfalls, thoughts that would be fantastic....
Thanks, T WAS.....

[glock40sw]

G'day.
I'd use feather-edge weatherboards cut from Hardwood and Tan E treated.

BTW...F/E W/Boards are also known as Valley boards.

[Christopha]

Thought about cement sheet/hardiplank etc??

[TWAS40]

Yeah have definetly thought hardiplank. Then painted in a solaguard or something which will give it a bit of life. Will also keep it in the DIY category if done like that. And it means it is a paint once and then forget for ever.....
The difference with doing timber is that if i paint it in a gloss it will have a more modern timber look about it - there is a big entrance way under that arch which will be decked soon so that will fit in....
It is a real pain in the rrrrrrs to be honest.....

If i was to do hardiplank, are there a specific end piece or joiner to cover the ends? Similar to what covers weatherboard corners?

[chrisp]

If i was to do hardiplank, are there a specific end piece or joiner to cover the ends? Similar to what covers weatherboard corners?

It is possible to purchase aluminum pieces that give the corners the appearance of being mitered. Have a look on the JH website and download the manual on Hardiplank.

[seriph1]

So many things come to mind - colorbond siding, that's used for shed building.... looks like weatherboards. Hardiplank as mentioned. Cedar which could be left untreated so it ages nicely. BTW I assume you mean the builder used Oregon covering a depth of 640mm, not a single Oregon fascia that is 640mm wide.... if it is I want it for my kitchen table!

I actually like these arches and reckon you could render the whole lot and make this place take on a very Spanish or Italian Villa look and feel...... just a thought. The indoor-outdoor garden effect you have going on, looks nice to me.

If you're addicted to the modern look, a redesign might be in order that uses something akin to Merbau decking .... place a cement sheet backing behind the whole lot for weatherproofing, then a batten underneath nice long lengths of 70mm (or narrower) by 19mm deck.

[thebuildingsurv]

Frame it up straight and box it out with blue board, ad a bit of a verandah the same style with narrow rectangle piers, once you render the place it wil look good.

[sports fan]

it is a bizaar design do you know the history behind it? did an architect design it? its different

[Tools]

Compressed sheet with expressed joints, painted.

Tools

[TWAS40]

Some great ideas therre thanks.... And even some compliments about the design - that is a first - my wife will be very impressed as she can't stand the look of it..... The merbau screening and decking is the plan in the courtyard area, so trying to get those arches to match. Probably they won't hang around as they are starting to crack and the bricks getting a bit loose and dangerous! Thanks again, T WAS

[uidaa]

BLue board or cement sheet will do the work