Fascia & Soffit Replacement Cost in Cork (2026)

I'm Michael Casey, founder of Keystone Roofing. I've been up on Cork roofs since 2000, and if there's one part of the house homeowners here overlook until it fails, it's the fascia and soffit. They sit at the very edge of the roof, out of sight from the ground, quietly taking the worst of our Atlantic weather — and by the time a gutter starts sagging or paint is peeling in strips, the timber behind it is usually gone.

What are fascia, soffit and bargeboards?

These three components make up what roofers call the eaves and verge trim — the board work that finishes the edge of your roof and hides the rafter ends.

• Fascia — the long horizontal board fixed to the ends of the rafters along the bottom edge of the roof. Your gutter brackets screw straight into it, so it carries the weight of a full run of guttering.
• Soffit — the board that tucks underneath the fascia, closing the gap between the wall and the roof edge. It's usually vented to let air into the roof space.
• Bargeboards — the sloping boards that run up the gable ends (the verge). Same job as the fascia, but on the angled edges.

Why do fascia and soffit rot in Cork?

Cork sits on the receiving end of Atlantic weather. Wind-driven rain hits the eaves side-on for months at a time, and the older timber fascias on houses built before the 1990s were painted softwood — fine until the paint film breaks. Once water gets behind the paint, the board never fully dries in our climate and the rot spreads inward from the back where you can't see it.

The other big driver is overflowing gutters. A blocked or poorly-fallen gutter sends water cascading straight down the face of the fascia every time it rains. Homes near the coast — Crosshaven, Cobh, Kinsale, Carrigaline — also cop salt-laden air that accelerates the breakdown. Housing stock matters too: Cork's pre-1990s estates in Bishopstown, Douglas and Ballincollig were largely fitted with painted softwood eaves that are now well past their service life, while many 2000s-era detached homes are only reaching their first replacement now. If you've never had the eaves cleared, our guide on how often to clean gutters in Cork explains why once a year is the minimum here.

What are the signs fascia and soffit need replacing?

You rarely see the rot itself — you see what it causes. Watch for these:

• Peeling or flaking paint on the fascia, especially in long strips — the surest early sign the timber underneath is holding moisture.
• Sagging or pulling-away gutters — when the fascia softens, the gutter brackets lose their grip and the run drops out of level.
• Bird, wasp or bat access — gaps opening at the soffit where boards have shrunk or rotted let wildlife into the roof space.
• Green or black staining and visible damp at the eaves, or on the wall directly below.
• Soft, spongy or crumbling timber if you press a screwdriver into it (a job for us, not a ladder on a wet day).
• Flaking felt tucking — the roofing felt should overhang into the gutter; if it's perished or has slipped back, water runs behind the fascia.

Left alone, rotten eaves let water track back into the roof timbers and loft, so it stops being a €2,000 trim job and becomes structural. A drone inspection is the safest way to confirm the extent before anyone quotes.

Timber or UPVC — which is better in Cork?

For our climate, I fit UPVC on the vast majority of jobs, and here's the honest comparison.

Factor	UPVC	Timber
Lifespan	25–30+ years	10–15 years before repaint/repair
Maintenance	Wipe clean, no painting	Repaint every 4–6 years
Rot resistance	Waterproof, won't rot	Rots once paint fails
Upfront cost	Moderate	Similar or higher (labour + paint)
Best for	Almost all Cork homes	Protected/period properties

Timber still has its place on period and protected structures where UPVC would look wrong or isn't permitted, and it can be repaired in sections. But on a standard Cork semi or detached, UPVC over an insulated, vented soffit is the sensible long-term choice — you fit it once and forget it.

How much does fascia and soffit replacement cost in Cork?

The clearest way to price this work is by the linear metre — the total run of eaves and verge around the house. As a benchmark for 2026, UPVC fascia and soffit supplied and fitted runs roughly €45–€70 per linear metre ex-VAT, with new guttering usually bundled into the same job because the gutters have to come off anyway. Here's how that works out by property type.

Property type	Typical eaves run	Typical cost (ex-VAT)
Mid-terrace / small semi	25–35 lm	€1,300–€2,400
3-bed semi-detached	40–50 lm	€2,000–€3,500
Detached house	55–80 lm	€3,000–€5,500
Dormer / complex roofline	Varies	Quoted after inspection

Those figures assume new guttering fitted at the same time. If you only need gutter repair and the fascia is sound, that's a much smaller job — but nine times out of ten, if the fascia has failed the gutters are due anyway.

What makes the price move?

• Scaffolding or access — a two-storey or awkward-access house may need a tower or scaffold, adding €800–€2,500. Bungalows and single-storey runs are often reachable from a tower or ladder-safe platform, which keeps costs down.
• Roofline length and complexity — dormers, bay windows, multiple gables and long verges all add linear metres.
• Hidden rafter-end repair — if the timber rafter ends have rotted, they need cutting back and repairing before new boards go on.
• Ventilation upgrade — adding vented soffit and eaves airflow to a previously unvented roof is money well spent and prevents condensation in the loft.
• Guttering spec — half-round vs deep-flow, and colour-matched fittings.
• Coastal exposure — salt-air locations sometimes warrant heavier-grade fixings.

How long does the job take?

A typical semi-detached fascia, soffit and guttering replacement is a 1–2 day job for a two-person crew once access is set up. A detached or complex roofline can run to 3–4 days. We strip the old boards, check and repair the rafter ends, fit vented UPVC soffit and capped fascia, re-dress the felt into the gutter, and hang the new guttering to a proper fall.

All of it is covered by our 20-year workmanship guarantee, and Keystone carries €6.5M AXA public liability cover — worth checking on any contractor before they touch the eaves. For the full picture on choosing well, see our Cork roof repairs guide.