Fascia Board Repair & Soffit Section Replacement
The gutter is pulling away, the fascia behind it is black and soft, and a soffit panel is hanging down.
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Fascia board repair means taking the gutter down, cutting out the rotted length of fascia and any soft sub-fascia behind it, splicing in new material, and rehanging the gutter with the pitch corrected. JMB Builders does fascia and soffit section repair across the Twin Cities metro, including the soffit panels that sagged or fell when the fascia went. New wood is primed, or wrapped in aluminum to match the rest of the house. Priced per project, quoted from photos.
- Priced per project
- Gutter taken down and rehung with the pitch reset
- Sub-fascia and rafter tails checked first
Fascia rots behind the gutter. The gutter fills with leaves, overflows over the back edge, and the water runs down the fascia board for years. Ice dams push meltwater the same way. The paint fails, the wood goes soft, the gutter spikes lose their grip and the gutter pulls away, which dumps even more water onto the fascia. By the time you see it from the driveway, the sub-fascia behind the board and the ends of the rafter tails may be involved too.
The soffit goes next. The soffit panels are held at the outside edge by the fascia or by a channel nailed to it. When the fascia goes soft, that edge drops, the panel sags, and squirrels and birds find the gap. On an older house the soffit is plywood or boards that rot along with the fascia. On a newer one it is vented vinyl or aluminum panels that just need a solid edge to sit in again.
We repair it as a section: gutter down, the rotted length of fascia out, sub-fascia and rafter tails probed and sistered if they are soft, new fascia spliced in on a rafter tail, the soffit panel reset or replaced with a vented one, and the gutter rehung on hangers with the pitch reset toward the downspout. The new fascia is primed wood, or wrapped in aluminum coil to match a house that already has wrapped fascia.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Photos: the bad section from the ground, a close-up of the fascia behind the gutter, and the underside of the soffit
- The rough length of the bad section, paced off along the wall
- Whether the rest of the house has painted wood fascia or aluminum-wrapped fascia, so the repair matches
- Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself
What JMB supplies
- Gutter section taken down, cleaned, and rehung on hidden hangers with the pitch reset
- Rotted fascia cut out to the nearest rafter tail and new fascia spliced in
- Sub-fascia and rafter tail ends probed, sistered or replaced when they are soft
- Soffit panel reset in a new J-channel or F-channel, or replaced with vented panel
- Aluminum coil wrap over the new fascia to match a wrapped house, or primed wood
- Drip edge checked at the roof edge and added where it is missing
- Painting the new fascia and soffit when you want it done, quoted as its own line
- Photos of the finished eave in your job folder
How it is priced: per project
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Length of fascia to replace and whether the soffit along it goes too
- Working height: a one-story eave from ladders, a two-story eave from staging
- Sub-fascia or rafter tails that are soft once the fascia comes off
- Painted wood vs. aluminum wrap over the new fascia
- Plywood or board soffit vs. vinyl or aluminum panel soffit
- Gutter that has to be rehung vs. one that is beyond saving and needs replacing
- Roof edge with no drip edge that needs one added
Pace off the bad section and send the photos. If the gutter is pulling away, say how far, because that usually means the sub-fascia is involved and we can quote for it up front.
How long it takes
One section of fascia and soffit on a one-story eave: half a day to a day, gutter back up the same day. A full run along one side of a two-story house: two days with staging.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Fascia section behind a gutter
The most common call. Gutter down, the rotted length cut out at rafter tails, new fascia spliced in, primed or wrapped, gutter rehung on hangers with the pitch reset.
Fascia plus sub-fascia and rafter tails
When the rot went through the fascia into the framing behind it. Rafter tail ends get sistered with new lumber, the sub-fascia is replaced, and then the finish fascia goes on.
Soffit panel replacement
Sagging or missing soffit panels replaced with vented aluminum or vinyl panel in new channel, so the attic keeps breathing and the squirrels stay out. Plywood soffit replaced with exterior plywood and vents.
Aluminum wrap over new fascia
On a house where the fascia is already wrapped, the new wood section gets a matching aluminum coil wrap bent on site, so the repair does not show.
Fascia Board Repair & Soffit Section Replacement: questions, answered
Why is my fascia board rotting behind the gutter?
Because a full or overflowing gutter runs water down the back side of the fascia every time it rains, and ice dams do the same thing all winter. The paint fails on the hidden side first, the wood stays wet, and the gutter spikes lose their grip. A gutter that is pulling away from the house is the sign that the fascia behind it is already soft. Cleaning the gutters and fixing the pitch is part of the repair, not just the wood.
Can you replace just a section of the fascia?
Yes. Fascia is nailed to the rafter tails, so we cut the rotted length out at a rafter tail on each end, check the sub-fascia and tail ends behind it, and splice in new fascia with the joints landing on framing. The splice is filled and, once it is painted or wrapped, it does not show. There is no reason to replace a whole run for a few feet of rot.
Do you take the gutter down to repair the fascia?
Yes. The gutter has to come off to get at the fascia behind it, and it needs to come off anyway because the spikes or hangers are pulling out of rotted wood. We take the section down, clean it, and rehang it on hidden hangers screwed into the new fascia and rafter tails, with the pitch reset so water runs to the downspout. A gutter that is crushed or rusted through gets replaced instead.
What is sub-fascia and how do I know if it is rotted?
Sub-fascia is the framing board nailed across the ends of the rafter tails, behind the finish fascia you see. Not every house has one. When the finish fascia is rotted through, the sub-fascia is usually wet too. You will know from the ground if the gutter pulls away easily or the fascia sags between rafters. We probe it once the fascia is off and sister new lumber onto the rafter tails where they are soft before the new fascia goes on.
Should the new fascia be painted or wrapped in aluminum?
Match what the house has. If the rest of the fascia is aluminum-wrapped, we wrap the repaired section in matching coil so it disappears. If it is painted wood, the new section goes on primed and gets painted. Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself. Wrapping is the lower-maintenance finish, but wrapping one section on a painted house looks like a patch.
Does the soffit need vents when you replace it?
Yes, if the attic is vented at the ridge or through roof vents, the soffit is where the air comes in. When we replace soffit panels we use vented panel, or cut in vents on a plywood soffit, so the attic keeps breathing. Blocked soffit vents are one of the reasons ice dams form in the first place, which is what rotted the fascia.
How do you fix aluminum soffit sagging or falling down?
Sagging aluminum soffit usually pulled out of its channel or has nothing solid to fasten to, often because the fascia behind it rotted. We take the loose panels down, check the fascia and the backer, replace rot, add nailers where needed, and refasten or replace the soffit so it sits tight in the channel. Panels that are bent or kinked are replaced to match.
How do you replace rotted fascia behind a gutter?
The gutter comes down, the rotted fascia section is cut out to solid wood and replaced, the sub-fascia and rafter tails are checked, and drip edge or gutter apron is added so water lands in the gutter. Then the gutter goes back on new hangers into solid wood. Painting is quoted as its own line, or the new fascia is wrapped in aluminum.
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