Hello, I was wondering about the price of 10" wide x 3/4" thick primed boards to use for replacement of rotten spots in the roof eaves. Just basic material, nothing fancy.

What is the ballpark? Is $4/bf reasonable? Any comment is, as always, greatly appreciated. Thank you, h.

The price will depend a lot on where you buy. Most lumber will be priced by linear foot.The size will actually be 9 1/2'' by 3/4''.

In Home Depot, and the like, primed lumber is usually finger jointed unless marked otherwise.

Chuck

Eaves are usually 1/4 or 3/8 plywood. Fascia is usually 3/4. $4 is too high. 1x12
@Home Depot is about $1.50 BF unprimed. You might want to think about Hardie plank, it comes in 7/16 x 12. Already primed and will never rot.

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Originally Posted by creahands

The size will actually be 9 1/2'' by 3/4''.

In Home Depot, and the like, primed lumber is usually finger jointed unless marked otherwise.

Chuck

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Yes, the dimensions you have gave are right on, an exact match. Thanks! What is the price range then? Is $ 3.50 to 4.00 per linear foot reasonable for generic primed wood for eaves? I think Home Depot's prices are lower than that.

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Originally Posted by ma0641

Eaves are usually 1/4 or 3/8 plywood. Fascia is usually 3/4. $4 is too high. 1x12
@Home Depot is about $1.50 BF unprimed. You might want to think about Hardie plank, it comes in 7/16 x 12. Already primed and will never rot.

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Yes, thanks for answering my question. Never heard of plywood for eaves; will see if this can work for me.

Maybe we are on differences of terms. In my handyman business I have never seen dimensional wood on an eave. Maybe it is an older house or regionally used. The eave is the flat part of the roof overhang, the fascia is the piece of wood parallel to the wall that holds the gutter. These are almost always dimensional, 1X boards. A 1x10 would be a logical size for an eave, I have just never seen one used there.

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Originally Posted by ma0641

Maybe we are on differences of terms. In my handyman business I have never seen dimensional wood on an eave. Maybe it is an older house or regionally used. The eave is the flat part of the roof overhang, the fascia is the piece of wood parallel to the wall that holds the gutter. These are almost always dimensional, 1X boards. A 1x10 would be a logical size for an eave, I have just never seen one used there.

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I believe we are talking about the same thing. Yes, it is 1" x 10" boards.

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