I am building a porch. The roof decking is 1" wide boards
extending 14" out from each side (gable ends). I'm about to
attach 1x6 fascia boards, and am wondering if it's ok to nail
them into the end grain of the 1" board, flush with the
top of the roof planks. The purpose is not only appearence
but also to keep the roof boards in a straight line and
prevent them from warping. I will also add some lateral
support 2x6 attached to the fascia and to the inside rafter.
Thanks,

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Jeff

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I am building a porch. The roof decking is 1" wide boards
extending 14" out from each side (gable ends). I'm about to
attach 1x6 fascia boards, and am wondering if it's ok to nail
them into the end grain of the 1" board, flush with the
top of the roof planks. The purpose is not only appearence
but also to keep the roof boards in a straight line and
prevent them from warping. I will also add some lateral
support 2x6 attached to the fascia and to the inside rafter.
Thanks,

--
Jeff


If I read this correctly, you're talking about a barge rafter, not the
fascia. Yeah, that would work, but I'd probably put a 2X4 under the
roof deck boards and attach from the top of the roof. Then you can
attach the 1X6 to that..

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I am building a porch. The roof decking is 1" wide boards
extending 14" out from each side (gable ends). I'm about to
attach 1x6 fascia boards, and am wondering if it's ok to nail
them into the end grain of the 1" board, flush with the
top of the roof planks. The purpose is not only appearence
but also to keep the roof boards in a straight line and
prevent them from warping. I will also add some lateral
support 2x6 attached to the fascia and to the inside rafter.
Thanks,

--
Jeff


If I read this correctly, you're talking about a barge rafter, not
the
fascia. Yeah, that would work, but I'd probably put a 2X4 under the
roof deck boards and attach from the top of the roof. Then you can
attach the 1X6 to that..

I'd also set the 2X4 back from the edge of the roof boards so when you
install the 1X6 over it, the roof boards still stick out a liitle.
Gives a nice shadow line, and the corners where it meets the fascia
won't look awkward...

I am building a porch. The roof decking is 1" wide boards
extending 14" out from each side (gable ends). I'm about to
attach 1x6 fascia boards, and am wondering if it's ok to nail
them into the end grain of the 1" board, flush with the
top of the roof planks. The purpose is not only appearence
but also to keep the roof boards in a straight line and
prevent them from warping. I will also add some lateral
support 2x6 attached to the fascia and to the inside rafter.
Thanks,

I'm going from memory, but I think the normal way to do that
is to have built a sort of ladder-shaped assembly out of
whatever your rafters are made of, so that there's an actual
rafter out there under the end of the decking. If it's too
late to do that, or the design makes it undesirable, I'd at
least run a board flat on the underside of the decking and
attach the deck and then barge-board to that.

IMO, 1" planking is too thin to be end-nailing into.

Jeff wrote:I am building a porch. The roof decking is 1" wide boards
extending 14" out from each side (gable ends). I'm about to
attach 1x6 fascia boards, and am wondering if it's ok to nail
them into the end grain of the 1" board, flush with the
top of the roof planks. The purpose is not only appearence
but also to keep the roof boards in a straight line and
prevent them from warping. I will also add some lateral
support 2x6 attached to the fascia and to the inside rafter.


I've seen the rake/fascia board
rabbetted to accept the roofboards. Then you can drive nails from
above, with some support for the rakeboard, of course. Tom

I've seen the rakeboard rabbetted to accept the decking. Then nail from
the top. Tom