Expert: Dan Griffin - 5/23/2010

Question
I have some rot in my fascia boards. Some area are small and I might be able to repair with Durham's water putty (cheap fix but I,m told it will work if I paint over the putty). Here's my problem, my fascia board is 2x7 and 2x9, in the local market it comes 2x6 and 2x8. Several years back I replaced one board (2x9) but don't remember where I purchased the board. I live in Northern California (Sacramento), do you know where I can purchase my size board?

Answer
Danny, the best answer would be to take a piece of the existing fascia to the lumber yard.

Fascia is rarely 2x material, so it seems a bit unusual to me.  US dimension lumber is 1/2' smaller in width after milling, so a nominal
2x8 is actually 1 1/2" x 7 1/2"
2x10 is actually 1 1/2 x 9 1/2

You can always buy the next larger lumber and custom rip it to size.  You may be interested in some man-made material that is supposed to be a forever product.  One of them is Azek:
http://www.azek.com/

If this doesn't answer your question, ask me again.