Understand Essential Facts About Fascia, Soffits And Bargeboards On Your Property Before The Woodworm Sets In.

Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, or PVCu (or uPVC) as it's more commonly known, has almost comprehensively swept the board in the new guttering and fascia market. Their are a great number of reasons why homeowners now choose PVC-U when thinking of a guttering replacement and new fascias on their home.

It is nowadays widely recognised that the maintenance inconvenience and the technical performance of wood, particularly for roofline, is no longer satisfactory when compared with PVC-U.

A PVC-U roofline is better than timber because, as we all know, timber is a porous material. Once water has breached the external layer, it is a matter of when and not if it will call for replacing. This then paves the way for woodworm and many other vermin to set up home after a while causing structural damage. PVCU rooflines will not rot, will never need painting, do not discolour and will keep on being maintenance free for up to 40 years. All they will need to have is the occasional clean with warm soapy water.

Soffits
Fascias, also known as soffits, are boards attached to the top of the outer walls of a building, just under the roofing, which then projects over the fascia. This used to be commonly made from timber, but nowadays PVCu replacements are more popular as they are light, straightforward to fix, long lasting and less expensive. Wood boards need frequent painting and replacement and PVCu in contrast is very resilient, only fading and cracking after several decades.

Guttering
The guttering is fitted to the fascia and collects the rain from the roof, diverting it into drain pipes which take the water down into the public waste water system, or away from the property to a soakaway, where it can scatter without damage. Larger diameter downpipes take effluent from the toilets down into the sewers. If the guttering or downpipe is clogged up or cracked, then water can leak over the brickwork and penetrate into the home, causing damp problems.

Gutters have been made from all sorts of materials, including concrete, timber, aluminium, galvanised steel and other metals, but before plastic was popular, they were generally painted steel. This requires regular washing down and re-painting and if it's not done, rust can set in and create leaks. This usually means replacing sections, which is expensive and demanding because of the weight of the steel. UPVC scores highly over steel on both those counts and when considering guttering replacement on your house we strongly propose you opt for PVCU .

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