new fascias and soffits

[bludger]

Hi,

I'm considering having mine replaced. The fascia is wood, painted black, and the soffits are a thinnish white board, maybe fibre cement.

I'd like opinions, please, on the material to be used - upvc or grp? And advice on the best makes and sources would be welcome.

From reading this forum I'm aware that stripping the old stuff off may reveal rafter end rot, but I don't think this will be the case. Certainly, though, the undertile membrane that is supposed to overlap into the guttering has largely vanished.

 

[Tuck1]

Havent fitted grp fascias so cant comment there. Upvc does the job fine and you can get it in black if you want ( at nearly double the price of white). You may be better off not removing the existing timber fascias if theyre solid as you may do more harm than good to the rafter ends. If you do this you will be moving the guttering out by the width a your new fascia's, so just be careful that your roofline to the gutter isnt too close or water will run behind the gutter and not into it.

If your tiles are worn or have shifted over time the felt is like a second man so if its perished at the gutter edge water could again run behind your fascia, wallplate etc. Push up a few tiles after rain and see if any water has got past the felt.

 

[bludger]

Thank you for your reply, Tuck1. Sound advice.

I've now realised that getting GRP stuff is difficult, at least for domestic premises. So, as we have a branch of Eurocell in my town I'll go and have a look at UPVC.

Next door had some black fascias fitted last year and they were actually a black skin stuck over white plastic. They came with only a ten year guarantee as against the twenty years offered with the basic white. And they were, as you say, much dearer......

To my mind there's something wrong there.