In a few years we will be building a small cabin. 20x30 with a loft or something similar to that. We are considering having a decorative fascia. For those that don't know what a fascia is its the decorative board that runs on the edge of the roof. Can anyone give us a little info on these and post some pics of yours if you have one on your cabin thanks.
(https://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa246/jesse977/2141123_101_12_zpsb79a6119.jpg)
(https://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa246/jesse977/136415057_f00947057e_z_zps255423ed.jpg)
Sorry for the long link, hopefully it will work, it is a google image search for the cryllic term "причелина". My best redneck translation would be "cool old traditional russian gingerbread bargeboards"
https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&hl=en&nfpr=1&tbm=isch&oq=&gs_l=
not a cabin, but on my Ozarks house, I made a simple fascia by cutting 3 inch circles in a 1x6.
(https://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af36/zion-dyi/things/dec02010_zpsea37c6ac.jpg) (https://s991.photobucket.com/user/zion-dyi/media/things/dec02010_zpsea37c6ac.jpg.html)
Quote from: Don_P on September 07, 2014, 04:42:42 AM
Sorry for the long link, hopefully it will work, it is a google image search for the cryllic term "причелина". My best redneck translation would be "cool old traditional russian gingerbread bargeboards"
https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&hl=en&nfpr=1&tbm=isch&oq=&gs_l=
wow those are really fancy
They did some some pretty detailed decoration. I think some of the appeal in your original pics is the layering on the fascias, I'd look at that as the first and simplest way of jazzing up a fascia... that is as much as I've ever done. From there you can saw, drill, shape a pattern on the lower edge. The next detail is to put a pattern on the lower edge of the next layer of fascia. I wouldn't use the heavily carved tails that run out beyound the eaves on the lower edge, unless there is something like a copper "roof" over it, I think it would be a rot problem in my climate. I like the piece covering the ridge end, in some form. I think they call that piece a "pritchelina". The timbers inside these homes are often heavily chip carved, patterns of simple shapes, carved roping on round columns etc. Something to do on long cold winter nights?