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Felt shingles installation guide

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If you have ordered uPVC fascias, they are fitted in a very similar way. The only differences are that they are already in a preformed L shape (no barge cover trim needs to be fitted to form this L shape) and an edge trim is supplied to protect the square cut edges -

uPVC eaves fascia boards 
Cut and fit the eaves fascia boards (flat boards) to the drip using the capped nails (finished edge pointing down). If you need to join 2 pieces together for the length required, make sure you leave a 5mm gap between them to allow for expansion. Fix a cover strip over the join (drill pilot holes through this trim otherwise it may split). 

uPVC eaves fascia board

uPVC barge boards (L-shaped) 
Cut the barge boards to the desired length with the suitable angle where they meet at the apex (this joint doesn't need to be exact and leave a 5mm expansion gap between them which is then covered by a cover strip (same as for the eaves but this one is Lshaped and returns over the top as well) Cut a 45° angle on the end of a length of trim (you can use tin snips or a hacksaw) 

uPVC barge board installation 1

 
Fit this onto the bottom edge of the barge board (long edge fits to the rear) and secure with capped nails every 600mm, and cut to length. 

uPVC barge board installation 2

 
Cut a piece of trim 60mm longer than the height of the barge board and cut the end at 45 degrees (opposite angle to the previous piece) and offer this cut end up to the end of the barge board (but the opposite way around in order to get an accurate measurement)

uPVC barge board installation 3

 
Mark out as follows (the diagonal lines are drawn at 45° centred around the line drawn above, and the lines are drawn on the long side of the trim) 
 

uPVC barge board installation 4

Score a line down the centre of the V to ensure a sharp bend and fit onto the end of the barge board
Cut the excess trim off and secure with 2 nails - your barge end cap is complete.

uPVC fascia boards complete