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Folks, I apologize for not knowing the name of this area of my roof, but I'll try to explain. If you get on top of the roof, lay on your belly, and put your hand perpendicular to the roof top, the edge that's about 5" wide that is perpendicular to the roof and the ground is the area I am talking about. The sun hits this flat surface directly on my house, and all the paint has been sun-blasted away. I do NOT want to keep painting this; I want to cover it with some kind of vinyl piece that matches my house (white). First, what is the name of that trim area, and second, is there a vinyl component made to cover it? If so, what is it called? I cannot find anyone who can help me. It needs to be done badly. I have had numerous comments by people on how bad that one thing makes my house look. It is pretty far off the ground, too, so I only want to mess with this once. Thanks.

It's called a facia.

You should be able to find a vinyl facia covering at a siding supplier. You will not find this at any of the big box stores. Other common materials would be aluminum - this is typically formed on site by the installer. Third alternative would be to replace the existing facia boards with a composite product that will not require painting - Koma board, colored Hardi facia could work, but color choices are limited.

Go with vinyl 1 x 6's, There sold in all the box stores. Attach with stainless steel trim head screws.
If there rotted then they would need to be replaced with new wood before you have someone wrap them with coil stock. If there just peeling paint then the coil stock just goes right over it.
Do not buy the premade vinyl fashia material. It expands way to much and bows out.

Joe, the coil stock, is that the vinyl 1X6's you are talking about? The wood is in perfect condition; only paint is getting baked off by the sun. I like this idea pretty well. We don't have siding distributors around here as best I can tell, only Lowe's and Home Depot, and I found nothing in the vinyl trim genre that would work. I will go look for this vinyl stuff; any ideas on cost? Thanks again!!!!

Coil stock is sold in 50' rolls and requires special tools to install it. (just the breack to bend it cost over $1500.00. )Best to look in the yellow book and look under siding and have a pro do it.
The vinyl lumber is expencive and you would have to remove the old wood to install it. It takes the place of wood.

They should also sell the prebent aluminum facia at Lowe's or Home Depot. I know my Lowe's has it anyway. We just install it with white trim nails about 1 inch long or so. It typically measures about 6" tall on the facing side with a 1" bend underneath to wrap under and cover the edge of the soffit or wood (whichever you have). They come in about 12 feet long sections and you just use tin snips to cut it with.

Thanks again, guys, for your replies. The coil stock deal is out of my budget, so I'll have to ask around to see about the other options. I can always have it painted....again and again and again......

aluminum fascia should only cost about 14-16 bucks for a 12'piece, if at lowes its usually located in the siding isle. Try going to the pro desk at lowes and asking one of them, they usually know a little more than the rest of the employees around the store

It's too bad we don't live in your area. My brother in law and I run a home improvement business and he usually has a box of white coil laying around left over from a job we just finished and he'll use it to make what he needs for repair work and just charges the gas and labor for us to come out is all. In that case he may only charge $50. I've seen him do it a dozen times over.

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We install coil stock on most single story fashias at $4.00 a running ft.
There's a big difference on how it's installed.
Most people just make one bend in it and install it by face nailing.
We make a seam at the bottom then bend it 90 deg. Before installing I add undersill up under the drip cap then punch rectanuler holes with tabs at the top of the coil stock.
The coil stock then just snaps into the undersill and gets nailed up through the bottom where the 1" bend is. That way the stock can move, is held flat againt the fashia board and almost no nails show. It takes more time to do it this way but if you see someone elses bent up bowing out fashias you'll see why it's worth the time.