Fascias & Soffits in Dublin

Rotten Roofline Timber Lets in Water, Wind & Birds

Fascias are the boards along the bottom edge of your roof that carry the gutters and support the last row of slates or tiles. Soffits are the flat boards tucked beneath them, running back to the wall. On a gable, the bargeboards do the same job up the sloping edge. When the timber versions rot, the gutters sag, paint flakes off every season and gaps open up for birds and damp.

Replacing them with uPVC removes the painting cycle altogether. We fit Freefoam roofline products, which come in a range of colours and woodgrain finishes, so the new eaves can suit a red-brick terrace or a pebble-dashed semi. It is the right call once the timber is soft to the touch, or when you are already re-roofing or renewing the guttering.

We strip the old boards rather than capping over them, so nothing rotten is left behind the new uPVC. Where the loft needs air, we fit ventilated soffits, and an eaves protection tray under the bottom course of felt or membrane stops it sagging and holding water behind the fascia.