When gutter screws spin and paint bubbles along the roofline, the fascia behind has gone soft. Repair cuts the rot back to sound wood and rebuilds — before the gutters ride the board down.
The difference between Fascia Repair Sound Wood Restored that lasts and Fascia Repair Sound Wood Restored that fails early is usually J-channel, the butt joints or the house wrap. We check all of them on site rather than estimating blind, document findings with dated photographs, and price the work in writing first. Licensed contractor, fully insured, 400+ five-star reviews.
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Fascia rots from water that overflows a clogged gutter, backs up behind a gutter with no drip edge, or wicks in from a failed gutter seam. The damage typically starts on the back face where it is hidden, so fascia that looks acceptable from the ground can be structurally gone behind the gutter. Related: fascia replacement & aluminum wrap and soffit & fascia repair.
Localized rot — the section under a long-time gutter leak, the corner the downspout splashed for years — repairs surgically: gutter dropped, soft wood cut back until the saw finds sound grain, new primed board spliced in, joints sealed, and the gutter re-hung on hangers that finally grip. We also fix why it rotted — the overflow, the missing drip edge — or the splice inherits the same fate.
Probing tells the truth: one soft section earns the splice; softness recurring along the run means the repair era is closing — that’s fascia replacement territory, where new board plus aluminum wrap retires the rot cycle entirely. We probe the whole line on every repair call and give you the honest map, not just the fix you called about.
Spinning gutter screws, sagging runs, peeling paint at the roof edge, and wood that dents to a thumb — any of these says probe it, which the free visit does.
The affected section’s gutter comes down and goes back up — part of the job, and the re-hang into new wood is half the point.
Primed and painted to match, or wrapped in aluminum with the rest of the run for a uniform, paint-free line.
Overflowing or back-spilling gutters above, missing drip edge behind, and splash at downspout corners — water sources first, wood failure second.
Not for long — hangers in soft wood creep loose and the run rides the board down. Sound wood first, then fastening; that order is the whole repair.
The vertical board running along the roof edge that gutters fasten to — the structural face of the roofline, and the first wood casualty of gutter problems.
Recurring softness along the run — one or two sections splice honestly; a probe finding soft wood everywhere means the replacement conversation is the honest one.
Primed and painted to match, or wrapped in aluminum with the run for a uniform paint-free line — your call, quoted both ways.
If water is getting in, or the damage is spreading to something more expensive, now. If it's cosmetic and stable, it can be planned. We'll tell you which it is in writing after the inspection.
Most jobs finish in a day or two depending on scope and weather. Lifespan depends on material and how well the rest of the system drains — which is why we check the surrounding components rather than just the piece you called about.
The exterior works as one assembly — these are the pieces that connect to this one.
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Free probe of the whole run — surgical fix or honest escalation.
Takes about 20 seconds.
