Hi are Fascia and Flashing the same? If not please explain. I’m looking at illustrations and they look the same to be. or am I missing something?
Can you post the illustrations?
they certainly are not the same, share the illustration You are looking at…
this one is from roof Hub
this one is Old House Guy
No they aren’t the same, however many times the fascia is wrapped in aluminum or vinyl and that can be considered flashing.
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That’s a drip edge, but one can also consider it to be flashing.
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the fascia is the actual trim board itself at the rake or edge of a roof system, What they have marked as flashing in that illustration is the drip edge under the shingles and over the edge of the fascia.
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“Flashing” is a VERY broad term as it comes in many shapes and sizes. Fascia is really an architectural term describing an area. You’ll often hear term, “Fascia Board,” which means a board to make up the fascia. You could have metal fascia, plastic fascia, wood fascia, etc.
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And is used in many ways. Each type of flashing typically has a specific name and purpose.
This is more accurate than
Although technically a drip edge is a type of flashing, if it’s on a rake edge of a gable, it’s called a drip edge. If it were at the top of a shed roof, then it would be referred to as flashing. So the illustration is misleading.