FASCIAS

SOFFITS

Aspects Home Improvements Ltd - Roofing Repairs and Upgrades - Fascia, Soffits & Gutter Repairs & Replacements

About Fascias & Soffits

Adding a fresh roofline can be like a facelift to the outside of the house, instantly providing a clean and modern look whether it’s a first installation or a replacement of an old system. Classic white PVC still rules the market but new options coming onto the market offer profiles designed to look like mahogany, oak, rosewood and plain black. 

Wooden fascia and soffits where traditionally made from wood, which needs regular maintenance, such as checking for wear and tear, replacing rotting wood and painting to protect the wood for longer. However, we now have a much better material, which requires no maintenance, so is more cost effective, weatherproof, waterproof and durable. Properties are now built using the newer materials since the advantages are much better than they used to be, and meet all the building regulations. 

Fascia & Soffits

Fascias are traditionally a softwood board which is mounted to the exposed edges of your rafters, however in recent years this has been replaced with high grade uPVC as softwood has a tendency to rot. The purpose of a fascia is to protect and seal the roof and the interior of your home from exposure to the elements, to support roof tiles at an eaves level and to provide support for the guttering. Fascias also serve a cosmetic purpose, and are much nicer to look at than exposed rafters. Modern options come in a range of styles and colours, bargeboards can be highly decorative and even flat fascias have options with designs carved and grooved into them.

Soffits are the essential support to the roofline which links the fascias and bargeboards to the wall, soffits can be vented to allow airflow and ventilation in the loft space. A soffit is a covering which sits between the outer edges of your roof and the adjacent wall of the house, protecting and sealing the rafter feet. If your roof has a soffit (not all do), you will be able to see it if you stand underneath the overhang of your roof and look up. Modern soffits are usually made of uPVC. UPVC soffits and fascias are hardwearing and cope well with exposure to moisture. Wooden soffits are a popular rustic or period feature, but they are more likely to rot and decay quickly, threatening the integrity of the rest of the roof structure.