Understand Important Facts About Fascia, Soffits And Guttering On Your Property Before The Woodworm Sets In.

Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, or PVCu (or uPVC) as it's more commonly known, has almost completely swept the board in the new guttering and fascia market. Their are many answers why homeowners now opt for PVC-U when considering a guttering replacement and new fascias on their property.

It is today widely recognised that the maintenance trouble and the technical performance of timber, especially for roofline, is no longer acceptable when compared with PVC-U.

A PVC-U roofline is better than wood because, as we all understand, timber is a porous material. Once water has breached the outer layer, it is a matter of when and not if it will require replacing. This then paves the way for woodworm and many other vermin to set up home after a while causing structural damage. PVC-U rooflines will not rot, will never need painting, do not discolour and will remain maintenance free for up to fourty years. All they will have to have is the once in a while clean with warm lathery water.

Soffits
Fascias, also known as soffits, are boards attached to the top of the exterior walls of a building, just under the roof, which then projects over the fascia. This used to be commonly made from timber, but nowadays PVCu replacements are more popular as they are light, easy to fix, last longer and less expensive. Wooden boards need frequent painting and replacement and PVC-U in contrast is very resilient, only fading and cracking after quite a few decades.

Guttering
The guttering is fitted to the fascia and collects the rain from the roof, diverting it into drain pipes which take the water down into the public drainage system, or away from the house to a soakaway, where it can disband without contamination. Larger diameter downpipes take effluent from the toilets down into the sewers. If the guttering or downpipe is blocked or cracked, then water can leak over the brickwork and penetrate into the house, causing damp issues.

Gutters have been made from many different types of materials, including concrete, wood, aluminium, galvanised steel and other metals, but before PVC-U became popular, they were mainly painted steel. This requires frequent washing and re-painting and if it's not carried out, rust can set in and create leaks. This will mean replacing sections, which is costly and difficult because of the weight of the steel. UPVC rates highly over steel on both those counts and when considering guttering replacement on your house we strongly propose you opt for PVCU .

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