Fascias & Soffits in Basingstoke
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Basingstoke Roofing Company replaces roofline across Basingstoke — fascias, soffits, bargeboards, gutters and downpipes. The old timber comes off, the rafter feet get looked at while they are visible, and new uPVC goes on with continuous ventilation built into the soffit.
On the estate housing this is one of the most common jobs in town, for a simple reason. The original fascia boards went up in the 1960s and 70s in softwood, were painted every few years by whoever owned the house, and then were not. Sixty years of that leaves you with boards that hold gutters by habit rather than by fixing.
Sixty-year-old timber, and what it is holding up
A fascia board does three things: it closes the end of the roof, it carries the gutter, and it gives the tiles something to sit against at the eaves. When it softens, all three go at once — the gutter starts to sag and overflow, the bottom course of tiles loses its line, and rain gets blown back onto the rafter ends. That is how a £2,000 roofline job turns into a £4,000 one with new rafter feet in it.
The shallow overhangs typical of estate housing make it worse, not better. There is little projection to shed water clear of the wall, so wet weather drives straight at the board. If yours is flaking, spongy at the joints, or has moss growing on the top edge, it is at the end rather than the middle of its life.
The parts of a roofline and what each one does
Fascia
The vertical board at the eaves. Replaced in 18mm or 25mm full-thickness uPVC screwed to sound timber — not a 9mm cap over the old board.
Soffit
The horizontal underside. Vented soffit board or a continuous 25mm strip vent provides the airflow a modern breathable membrane and a cold loft both depend on.
Bargeboard and verge
The gable edge. Often the wettest timber on the house and the first to go. Replaced alongside a dry verge conversion where the mortar has failed.
Gutters and downpipes
112mm half-round or square-line uPVC on new brackets at 800mm centres, falls set to the outlet, downpipes into the existing gullies.
Eaves protection
An eaves support tray carries the membrane over the fascia and into the gutter, so water cannot run back behind it. Cheap now, invisible later, and frequently missing.
What a new roofline costs
| Property | Full roofline replacement | Gutters and downpipes only |
|---|---|---|
| 2-bed terrace | £1,400 – £2,600 | £450 – £850 |
| 3-bed semi | £2,100 – £4,000 | £550 – £1,000 |
| 3–4 bed detached | £3,000 – £5,500 | £700 – £1,400 |
| Bungalow | £2,400 – £4,200 | £600 – £1,100 |
| Rafter foot repair, per rafter | £45 – £90 | Priced before work starts |
2026 guide prices including scaffold or towers, removal of old timber and disposal. Surveyed free, then fixed in writing.
Do it while the scaffold is already up
If a re-roof is on the horizon, roofline is the obvious thing to bundle with it. Scaffold is often 15–20% of a re-roofing bill, and paying for it once instead of twice is the single easiest saving available on this kind of work. It is also the only moment when the eaves are genuinely open, so the support tray, the ventilation and the first course of tiles all get set out together rather than worked around.
The other reason to do it together: ventilation only works as a system. A breathable membrane with no air path at the eaves is a membrane doing half a job. Continuous 10mm or 25mm soffit vents plus a ventilated ridge give the loft a route in and out, and that is what stops the condensation that people mistake for a leak every February.
Re-roofing
The full strip and re-cover, priced for Basingstoke housing.
Blocked and overflowing
Gutter clearing alongside moss removal off the tiles.
Frequently asked questions
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