How do I fix this with out damaging the roof or the flashing and this is the side that gets the wind and rain.

 

Just knock it off with a hammer. It's only nailed on to either the ends of the roof decking or to lookouts or out riggers above the roof decking.
If you get it off in one piece,that would be the great, then you can use it for a pattern to mark and cut the new board.
Then you can paint it and slip it. back in place under the drip edge and nail it back in place, The drip edge is flexible enough to bend it up enough to nail it or better yet screw it then bend the drip edge back down.

 

It's hanging off the T1 11 that's being used for roof decking.

 

Stuff on my house had a groove so that it went over the soffit.

hj

 

Hi Chris,

It looks like there's an open soffit, which makes the job easier. Getting the fascia off isn't tough, though care is needed.

What you'll find is that the fascia was attached by nailing through the roof decking (the T1-11) into the fascia. (The nails all point down. There are no nails through the fascia into the edge of the decking.) Depending on the length of the roofing nails there may also be roofing nails that penetrate the decking into the fascia, and there may be nails that penetrate the eave metal and run into the fascia.

To remove the fascia, work a pry bar between the decking and the fascia (from the back side) and apply pressure until the fascia loosens. Move down a couple of feet and repeat. When the fascia is removed all of the nails that were attaching the fascia are exposed. Now things get tougher. The right way to fix this is to roll the shingles back and remove the nails. When the new fascia is ready to install, you'll nail down through the decking to attach. Then renail the shingles that were rolled back. Prime and paint the fascia before installation! Otherwise the part behind the eave metal will remain unpainted and that's where the rotting will being in the new wood.

It looks like there's some wood damage in the fascia. If it's not too bad an easier fix is to patch the fascia with wood filler and repaint. That's a lot easier and the patch will last for years. If necessary, the fascia can be replaced a lot easier the next time the roof is replaced.

Before painting, seal the wood/patch with a good outdoor primer. That'll help it resist the weather a lot longer than just paint.

~Bass

 

I did not want to disturb the 5yr old roofing.
The current owner cut so many corners and has put things off it's going to be fun to buy.