How much do new fascias and soffits cost?
Real 2026 uPVC fascia and soffit prices per metre and per house, capping vs full replacement, and what scaffold adds. Prices updated July 2026.
Fascias carry your gutters and soffits ventilate your loft, so when they rot the problems spread well beyond peeling paint. This guide covers what a fascia and soffit replacement costs in 2026, when the cheaper capping option is genuinely fine, and the one situation where it never is. For a figure tailored to your own home, try our roof cost calculator.
Fascia and soffit costs at a glance (2026)
| Job | Typical cost (2026) |
|---|---|
| Per metre, supplied & fitted (uPVC) | £60 – £120 |
| Capping over existing boards (per metre) | £40 – £70 |
| Semi-detached, full replacement | £1,200 – £2,800 |
| Detached, full replacement | £2,000 – £4,500 |
| Semi with new guttering included | £1,800 – £3,600 |
Almost everyone bundles new guttering into a fascia job. The gutter brackets screw into the fascia board, so the gutters have to come off anyway, and refitting a 20-year-old gutter system onto brand new boards rarely makes sense. The bundled price adds far less than pricing guttering as a separate visit later.
Full replacement vs capping
Full replacement strips the old boards back to the rafter ends and fits new uPVC, so the installer can see and treat the timber behind. Capping (also sold as "over-cladding") fixes new uPVC over the existing boards at £40 to £70 per metre, and over sound, dry timber it is a legitimate budget option. The problem is what it hides.
Access: what scaffold adds
Fascia work happens at gutter height on every elevation of the house, so a whole-house replacement usually needs scaffold, typically £800 to £1,500 on top of the boards themselves. A single elevation, such as one rotten run above a garage, can often be done from an access tower for much less. Make sure the quote states which access method is priced in; the scaffolding cost guide covers the going rates in detail.
Ventilation: the hidden benefit
Soffits are your loft's air intake. Old timber soffits are often unvented or have had their gaps sealed by decades of paint, which traps moist household air in the roof space where it condenses on the underside of the felt. New vented soffits, or over-fascia vents fitted as part of the job, restore that airflow and cure many persistent loft condensation problems in the process. If your loft drips in winter, read our guide to condensation in the loft before blaming the roof covering.
Signs your fascias and soffits need replacing
- Flaking paint and soft timber: if a screwdriver pushes into the board easily, the rot is established.
- Sagging or leaking gutters: failing fascias lose their grip on gutter brackets, so the gutter line dips and pulls away.
- Birds or wasps in the roof: gaps in decayed soffits are an open door into the loft.
- Damp rafter ends or mouldy loft: water tracking behind the fascia, or blocked ventilation, shows up inside the roof space first.
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