I'm currently getting prices for having replacement fascias,
soffits & gutters fitted, and there seem to be interesting
differences in the claims of the various firms.

The materials seem to be provided by the likes of Swish,
Freefoam, Eurofoam, Marley, and it is hard to get much of an idea
of how they rank relative to each other.

I like the idea of over-fascia ventilators, as being less likely
to show dirt than slotted soffits, but one guy seemed strongly
against them. He resisted my efforts to get him to explain in
detail, but seemed concerned about the weight of the tiles
bearing down on the ventilator.

Most firms offer continuous aluminium gutters, at a higher price,
though one firm charges no extra, since it was less likely to
result in a call-out to deal with leaks. Personally, plastic
seems fine to me.

Any thoughts?

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Plastic fascias and soffits - wouldn't touch them, I'm a
traditionalist.

Continuous aluminium gutters, very good. In my place, on an older
building, the masonry is bowed and the bit of flex in the gutter is
ideal to take this up. Downpipes are cast aluminium matching a
traditional cast iron pattern. I was concerned the aluminium gutter
might look out of place - but in fact just disappears against the
masonry/wooden fascia/slates.

Get black guttering of you can bear it, especially if you have limited
access to get up there and clean it.

White guttering get dirty / green quickly and it's almost as much
trouble to clean it as was to paint the old guttering.

On Mar 14, 4:03*pm, Chris J Dixon wrote:
I'm currently getting prices for having replacement fascias,
soffits & gutters fitted, and there seem to be interesting
differences in the claims of the various firms.

The materials seem to be provided by the likes of Swish,
Freefoam, Eurofoam, Marley, and it is hard to get much of an idea
of how they rank relative to each other.

I like the idea of over-fascia ventilators, as being less likely
to show dirt than slotted soffits, but one guy seemed strongly
against them. He resisted my efforts to get him to explain in
detail, but seemed concerned about the weight of the tiles
bearing down on the ventilator.

Most firms offer continuous aluminium gutters, at a higher price,
though one firm charges no extra, since it was less likely to
result in a call-out to deal with leaks. Personally, plastic
seems fine to me.

Any thoughts?

Check whether the quote is for complete replacement of fascias with
thicker profile, or simply cladding the existing with thin profile.

MBQ