Fascias & Soffits

The boards that carry your gutters and close your roof — replaced properly.

Fascias and soffits do quiet, structural work: the fascia carries the entire gutter run and closes the rafter ends against the weather; the soffit seals the underside of the eaves while (crucially) letting the roof breathe. When they rot — and timber ones eventually do, usually starting wherever a gutter has dripped behind — the gutters sag and pull free, birds and wasps move into the eaves, and the rafter feet behind start taking water.

Full replacement in uPVC is the definitive fix: the old boards come off, rafter ends are checked and repaired where needed, and new boards go on that will never need painting. The industry shortcut — capping thin plastic over the existing timber — is one we don't do: it seals rot in with a moisture-proof lid and hides the one thing you'd want to see. If a survey says your boards are sound enough to cap, they're sound enough to leave alone.

Because the gutters must come off for the work, fascia jobs naturally pair with new guttering — most of our roofline work is the full package in one visit.

Benefits

Why choose Fascias & Soffits

Full replacement — never capping over rot
Rafter ends inspected and repaired while exposed
Never needs painting again
Eaves ventilation designed in, not blocked off
Natural moment for new guttering at little extra cost

Features

What's included

uPVC fascia boards in white and woodgrain finishes
Ventilated and solid soffit systems
Eaves felt support trays fitted as standard
Bird and insect comb fillers
Bargeboards and box ends to match

Typical lifespan

30+ years

Repair options

Repair or replace

Localised rot at one gutter joint's drip line can justify a section repair on otherwise sound boards — honest and cheap. Rot in multiple places means the boards are one age and one condition: replacement wins. Sound timber boards needing paint are also fine to keep as timber, if you don't mind the maintenance — uPVC's case is whole-life cost, not necessity, and we'll price either way. A ventilation note: soffit replacement is where lofts accidentally get sealed airtight; ours keep or add the airflow, because loft condensation is the predictable price of getting that wrong.

Common questions

Frequently asked

Why is capping over the old boards a bad idea? +

Because it entombs the problem: any rot in the timber continues under a plastic lid that also stops you ever seeing it, while the gutter's weight still hangs on the failing wood beneath. It's cheaper on day one and dearer the day the hidden boards give way. Full replacement costs more and ends the story.

Do you need scaffolding for fascia work? +

Usually a lightweight tower or roof-edge protection depending on height and access — full scaffold only on taller or awkward elevations. Access is itemised in the quote, which is also the argument for doing fascias, soffits and gutters as one job.

What about the felt edge that's crumbled behind my gutter? +

Extremely common — the underfelt's exposed edge rots away over the gutter, so water tracks behind instead of into it. Every fascia job we do includes rigid eaves support trays that bridge that gap permanently. If your fascias are otherwise fine, trays can be fitted as a job on their own.