Reply to: Soffits and fascias

[DirtyDog]

Does the quote include sorting the playroom as well?

[Pogle]

We got ours done the same time as our neighbor - so got a good deal of £1400 each.
We are very happy with the work and it was a local specialist firm.
I had been quoted 5K in the past!

[NigelJK]

Bought my own scaffold (and already owned a decent belt sander) and me and a mate repainted the original wooden ones. They been up for 30 years and regularly painted. I decided the ends of the eves needed replacing but that was it. Scaffold tower = £300 and bribing my mate 3x BBQ. Spent around £100 on bits and pieces (including 10 year exterior paint) and it all looks a treat now. Unlike the house one side that had plastic put up 5 years ago which all needs redoing, or the house over the back which was done in plastic 3 years ago and now looks totally tulip with a family of sparrows using it as a nest site for the last couple of years, so guess they had it done on the cheap. Make no mistake in 10 years you'll be replacing the whole lot. Repair the originals and except for a little bi-annual tlc they last 100's years.

[Halo Jones]

The cost will vary depending on the existing structure & what detailing will be needed to install the new components & what form of access they need; a cherry picker costs a lot more than an alloy tower

One thing to consider if you did not have eaves venting before but are now (in line with current building regulations) you will get less condensation building up in the loft space but it is likely to be cooler – do you have suitable loft insulation to compensate & don’t forget to make sure the hatch is insulated as well.

Also – do you actually need to have the soffits / fascia’s replaced or have you brought in to the sales hype?

[suityou01]

rite

Such fun

[mudskipper]

I was surprised I managed to spell it write.

rite

[suityou01]

I was surprised I managed to spell it write.

[mudskipper]

My only suggestion would be not to use any firm that spells fascias wrong in their advertising - and there are many.


http://www.alfordwindows.co.uk/facia...-and-guttering
http://www.curtisroofing.co.uk/Facias.html
http://www.roundhayroofing.co.uk/ser...acias-soffits/
http://www.capitalwindowsderby.co.uk...and-guttering/
http://www.croft-glass.com/faciassoffitsbar.html
http://www.pmwindows.com/faciasoffits.shtml
http://www.newglaze.co.uk/pages/products_guttering.html

This one's particularly good.

http://www.1stglasswindowsltd.co.uk/facias_soffits/

"Replacing original timber items with PVCu illuminates the need for tedious rubbing down and painting, and obviously won’t suffer with rot or cracking."

[suityou01]

The last builder still hasn't completed the work he was contracted to do. By getting a roofing firm (in this case Anglian) to do the work I get a 10 year guarantee and they manufacture their own kit. Plus a string of British safety kite marks to their name.

I have faith, even though all the bad press.

[GB9]

Not gold. This is Suity not Dim.

Gold probably is £5m. Maybe I meant £5 / mtr :-)

[Doggy Styles]

Soffits are circa £5m for good quality of you buy them yourself.

Not gold. This is Suity not Dim.

[GB9]

Soffits are circa £5m for good quality of you buy them yourself. Get yourself a builder / roofer on a day rate and have them do it from a tower. You should get the whole lot done for well under £1,500. The chances are you ends don't need replacing / fixing, this is just a way to make additional profit.

Whatever you do, don't use one of the 'specialist' firms who advertise for this work as their prices are a real piss take.

[suityou01]

Plated???? Gold plated?

Solid

Imagine a solid gold fascia landing on your bonce. Ouch.

[Bacchus]

Real contractors like Dim will have gold plated soffits.

Plated???? Gold plated?

Solid

[xoggoth]

Real contractors like Dim will have gold plated soffits.