Fascia & Soffit Replacement in Bury & the North West
Fascias and soffits are the boards that close off your roof edge. When they soften or split, rain gets behind them and starts on the rafter feet, so we replace them properly rather than cladding over the top.
What fascias & soffits work involves
Most of the homes we work on around Bury still have the original painted timber boards. Once they have been repainted a few times the moisture is sealed in, the board goes spongy at the joints and birds start getting into the soffit. We strip everything back to the timber, inspect the rafter feet and treat or replace anything that has gone soft before the new boards go on.
The new boards are full replacement uPVC on a solid fixing, not a capping board screwed over rotten wood. Vented soffits keep air moving through the loft so condensation does not build up, and we run the felt support tray under the tiles where the old felt has perished at the eaves.
Common questions about Fascias & Soffits
Can you just cap over my existing timber fascias?
We can, but we rarely recommend it. Capping traps damp timber behind plastic. Unless the boards are genuinely sound we would rather strip and replace them so the roof edge is dry.
How long does a typical house take?
A standard semi-detached is usually one to two days including guttering, depending on access and how much timber needs attention.
Often done at the same time
- Guttering & Downpipes
A gutter only has one job: get water off the roof and away from the wall. Most of the damp patches we get called out to start with a joint that has dropped or a downpipe running straight onto brickwork.
- Roofline & Bargeboards
Bargeboards sit on the sloping gable edge and take the worst of the weather. On exposed streets around Bury and Ramsbottom they are usually the first part of the roofline to go.
- Cladding
Cladding is the quickest way to take a tired-looking elevation and make it look cared for again, and unlike render or painted timber, it does not need doing again every couple of years.
Fascias & Soffits across the North West
We take fascias & soffits work throughout Bury and the surrounding towns: