Fascias and soffits cost in 2026: what you will really pay

Fascias and soffits cost by house type

House size decides the bill, because it decides how many metres of board go on. Checkatrade's 2026 guide prices complete replacement in uPVC, with fascias, soffits and guttering, excluding scaffold. None of this is a Doyle Homes price list.

Fascias and soffits cost per metre

Contractors price by the linear metre, so this is the best number for checking a quote. The guides differ because they price different things: some include labour and waste, some supply the board only.

uPVC, timber or aluminium: how the material changes the price

uPVC is the standard choice for a reason. It needs no painting, it does not rot, and it costs the least to fit. MyBuilder's installed-cost table lists uPVC at £115 to £185, timber at £150 to £250 and aluminium at £200 to £300, in the same per-metre terms as its other rates.

The Federation of Master Builders' January 2026 guide shows the supply price per metre before labour: uPVC fascia £9.60 and uPVC soffit £10.45, timber fascia £6.00, and aluminium fascia £17.00. Timber is cheaper to buy and dearer to keep, because it needs painting every few years. Our fascias and soffits page shows the white and black uPVC finishes we fit.

What moves the fascias and soffits cost

Scaffold

Checkatrade says scaffold can make up as much as a third of the total. It lists £300 to £600 per elevation per week, averaging £450. The FMB puts daily hire at about £200 for one side of a bungalow and up to £2,600 for four sides of a two-storey detached house. A council licence for pavement scaffold is about £200 per 28 days.

Length and number of storeys

A detached house has more boards than a terrace, and two storeys cost more than one to reach. Gables and bay windows add cut ends and corners.

What is behind the boards

Old fascias hide rotten rafter ends. MyBuilder lists £50 to £100 per rafter to repair them, and the repair has to be done before new boards go on. It is one reason a survey beats a phone quote.

Gutters and downpipes

New fascias are the time to replace the gutters, because the gutter brackets fix to the board. Plastic guttering runs £25 to £55 per metre and metal £50 to £100. Checkatrade lists guttering and three downpipes for 15 to 20 metres at £650 to £1,700. See our guttering page.

Waste and VAT

MyBuilder lists £100 to £300 for waste or a skip, and the FMB lists £180 to £300 for an average skip. Ask whether a quote includes VAT before you compare.

Capping over old boards: cheaper, but is it right?

Some firms fit uPVC cover boards over the old timber instead of replacing it. Checkatrade lists capping at about £85 per metre, and £3,250 for a large semi. It looks fine from the pavement.

The trade-off is that the timber behind keeps rotting where nobody can see it. Capping suits sound boards. If the timber is soft, replace it. We check the boards and rafter ends before we quote and tell you which one your house needs.

Repair or replace: when a few boards will do

A split soffit, a loose fascia board or a single rotten corner does not always mean a full replacement. If the fault is local and the rest of the boards are sound, we replace the damaged lengths and match the finish. If the timber has gone along a whole elevation, patching only moves the problem along.

Flaking paint, black stains on the soffit and sagging gutters are the signs that decide it. We look, show you photographs, and give you a price for both routes, so you can see what the cheaper option leaves behind.

How long the job takes

The FMB's guide gives a terraced house one to two days, a semi two to three days and a detached house three to five days. Scaffold goes up first, the old boards come off, the rafter ends are checked, and the new boards, gutters and downpipes go on. We leave the site swept and the scaffold down.

How Doyle Homes quotes fascias, soffits and guttering

We survey for free, measure the roofline and write a detailed quote that separates materials from labour, with no hidden costs. We fit uPVC fascias, soffits and guttering in styles and colours to match the existing design. See the finished work in our fascias, soffits and guttering project.

If you hold a written quote from another firm, send it to us. We promise to beat any written quote. All work is backed with a 20 year written guarantee, we are fully insured, and Doyle Homes is a family business with over 25 years' experience. Ask for a free quote, or see how roofline work fits in with a new roof, where fascias are priced in at the same visit. We fit fascias, soffits and guttering across Luton, Hemel Hempstead, Bedford and the rest of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and every roofline is priced from a survey, not from a phone call.