Rotten timber fascias, sagging gutters and downpipes that discharge against the wall are the quiet cause of most damp problems on an ordinary house. New UPVC fascias, soffits and guttering fitted over sound timber or replaced back to the rafter feet, in white, black, anthracite or a woodgrain finish to suit the house.
Capping over rotten timber hides the problem for a couple of years and then the whole lot has to come off again. Where the boards behind are soft they get cut out and replaced before the new fascia goes on. Where they are sound, a properly fixed capping board is a perfectly good answer.
Roof spaces need air moving through them or they get damp, and closing a soffit up solid is a common and expensive mistake. New soffits go on with continuous or disc vents to keep the loft breathing, which matters more now that lofts are insulated to modern depths.
New brackets set to a proper fall, joints and unions where they belong, and outlets positioned so water actually reaches the downpipe. Half round, square or deep flow to suit the roof area, in a colour that matches the fascia rather than whatever was on the van.
Downpipes fixed back to the wall properly and discharged into a gully, a soakaway or a water butt rather than onto the drive or against the brickwork. A downpipe that soaks a wall for ten years costs more to put right than the guttering ever did.
Yes, and often that is all that is needed. Clearing, rehanging where the fall has dropped and replacing a cracked union is a fraction of the cost of a full renewal. We will tell you which one your house needs after a look, not before.
A typical three bedroom semi is one to two days with a scaffold or towers, depending on how much timber has to come out. Larger detached houses and anything with a lot of bargeboard detail run longer. It is all in the written estimate up front.
White is still the most common, but black, anthracite grey and rosewood or oak woodgrain are all readily available and popular on newer estates around Amesbury and Andover. Guttering, fascia, soffit and downpipes can be matched or deliberately contrasted, whichever suits the house.
For a full replacement, usually yes, or at least a proper tower. Working off a ladder along a whole elevation is neither safe nor accurate, and gutter falls set from a ladder are exactly why so many gutters pool. Access is priced into the estimate.
On a semi or a terrace the gutter usually runs through, and we finish neatly at the boundary with a proper stop end or union rather than leaving a gap. If your neighbour wants theirs doing at the same time it is often cheaper for both of you, since the access is already there.
Based at New Street in Salisbury and working up to 100 miles out across Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset and Berkshire, so a look at your job is rarely more than a couple of days away.
Send a photo or two through WhatsApp, or ring us, and we will come out and give you a free written estimate.