Fascia and Soffit Replacement

All to often fascias and soffits are out of sight and out of mind until something goes terribly wrong - then its a disaster. Why not make your fascias and soffits maintenance free today while they are still in good conditions and if they are not the work is even more important.

If you live in a bungalow the fascia boards and soffits are clearly visible just above your head. The fascia is the face board to which the  gutter is secured. The soffit is the horizontal board that you look up at from underneath, that fills in the gap between the fascia board and the wall of the house.

In a two or more storey house the fascias and soffits are a little more difficult to see and unlike a bungalow it is not always clear that there might be problems. If in doubt about the condition of your boards use a pair of binoculars to make a visual inspection. If you are still in doubt please call us and we will carry out a survey and provide you with our recommendations.

All too often the fascia and soffit boards are left until it is almost too late and extensive repairs are required not only to the boards but the rafters that support the roof and tiles. It is better to have the work carried out before the boards deteriorate and the timber has to be completely replaced and possibly remedial work to the rafters has to be done.

New solid 9mm plastic PVCu board is fitted over existing timber, wherever possible, but where necessary the existing fascia boards are replaced with new timber.

In most cases we remove the old soffit boards and fit a maintenance free interlocking replacement conforming to British Board of Agreement Standard 83/1185/C to the whole of the property. The exception to this is where the soffit is made of asbestos, this will not rot and is better left undisturbed for health reasons. In this case the maintenance free interlocking soffit board will be fitted over the asbestos soffit.

The barge boards are the boards fitted on the gable ends of a property. As there is nothing load bearing on the gable ends, it means no requirement for backing boards. When we take down the existing barge boards, there is a substantial rafter running directly behind them. This acts as a good fixing for the new PVCu boards to be fitted.