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Fascia: the roof edge that takes the abuse

The fascia is the board your gutters hang on — first to rot when gutters overflow, first to show peeling paint at the roofline. We replace it right and cap it so you stop repainting it.

Clean white painted wood fascia along a home's roofline

Small boards, big consequences

Fascia boards live in the splash zone: every overflowing gutter, every ice-free Mississippi downpour, every failed drip edge sends water across them. Once they soften, the problems cascade — gutters loosen and sag, water reaches the rafter tails behind, and the roofline starts looking tired from the street.

Because fascia sits where roofing, gutters, and soffit meet, it's naturally a roofer's repair. We replace rotted sections or full runs, correct the drip edge relationship that caused the rot, and — where you want the repaint cycle gone — wrap the new boards in color-matched aluminum so the roofline stays crisp for decades.

Signs your fascia needs attention

  • Peeling paint at the roofline

    The first visible symptom of moisture cycling through the boards.

  • Soft or crumbling wood

    Press a screwdriver near gutter brackets — soft means rot is established.

  • Sagging gutters

    Gutters pulling loose usually mean the wood behind the hangers has failed.

  • Critter access

    Gaps at rotted fascia are the front door for squirrels and wasps headed for your attic.

Our approach

How we handle fascia

  • Find the water source

    Rot is a symptom — we identify the overflow, flashing, or drip-edge failure that caused it.

  • Replace what's failed

    Sections or full runs replaced with sound material, rafter tails checked behind.

  • Cap it in aluminum

    Optional color-matched capping ends the repaint cycle permanently.

  • Re-hang and verify

    Gutters re-hung with proper pitch on the new boards, water-tested.

Storm damage? We speak insurance.

Thorough documentation, reports in the format adjusters expect, and someone on your side at the adjuster meeting.

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FAQ

Fascia Replacement questions, answered

Can you replace fascia without replacing the roof?
Yes — fascia work is routine on its own. The natural pairing is with gutter work, since gutters come off and go back on anyway. During a reroof it's cheapest of all, which is why we check fascia on every replacement.
What's the difference between fascia and soffit?
Fascia is the vertical board facing outward at the roof edge; soffit is the horizontal surface underneath the overhang. They meet at the eave and usually fail together when water gets loose — we handle both.
Is aluminum capping worth it?
If you're tired of painting the roofline, yes — capped fascia is essentially maintenance-free and looks crisp for decades. On a one-time budget fix, primed and painted wood is honest too. We quote both.

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