Home Builders Can Save Time and Money with New One-Piece Fascia Board & Shingle Band

A friend of mine, who is a home builder by trade,And that is exactly what I set out to do!
approached me one day and commented how heFor those of you who may not have read any of
wished there was a better way to apply amy previous articles, I am the founder and
backer, fascia board and shingle band to roofpresident of Cedar Knoll Log Homes. While the
rafters. He complained how tedious this job wasmain focus of Cedar Knoll Log Homes is the
because it required buying three pieces of lumber,design and development of log homes, I am
making three sets of cuts and having to climb upfortunate to have some very talented engineers
a ladder to affix the backer, come down, put upon staff who are always up to a good specialty
the fascia board, come back down, and then godesign challenge. So off they went to the machine
back up the ladder to nail up the shingle band.shop to create a set of custom knives that would
"There has got to be a simpler, better way to doproduce a one-piece fascia board / shingle band. I
this job," he said.got back in touch with my friend and asked him
For those of you who may not be familiar withto give the prototype one-piece fascia board /
these terms, a fascia board is a band of materialshingle band a try on his next job. He happily
that covers the rafter ends and sides when itagreed. After he finished the job, he called me up
goes up the rake. A shingle band (also commonlyand said, "While I doubt this new one-piece fascia
called a rake board) is a trim board that isboard / shingle band will cause snow in July, it did
attached at the top front of the fascia board tomake this job much easier and saved me several
support the overhang of the roof shingles and tohours back up on a ladder.
step out and protect the fascia from water drips.At $1.49 per linear foot (made from white pine or
Traditional wood-framed construction$2.49 per linear foot in white cedar), this new
methodology requires two separate pieces oftime-saving product also allows home builders to
lumber and a two-step application process tosave up to 30% off materials cost to purchase
apply the fascia board and shingle band over theseparate fascia boards and shingle bands. This
backer board.means that home builders who use this one-piece
Having done this up-and-down the ladder fasciafascia board / shingle band can either pass the
board, shingle band routine a few times myself, Isavings on to their clients or keep the saving to
understood what my friend was talking about.enhance their profits. Either way, the time savings
This got me to thinking; a one-piece fascia boardmeans that builders are working smarter instead
shingle band seems to work nicely for metal orof harder and the time saved can be used to get
vinyl siding applications, so why not make onea jump on other tasks.
from wood?