Fascia & Soffit Repair in Pine Bluff, AR

Rotted fascia is one of the most visible signs of a roof edge problem, and one of the most ignored. It starts with peeling paint, then soft wood, then a gutter that pulls loose and a soffit that sags. Behind it, the ends of the rafters and the edge of the roof decking can be rotting too.

Signs of fascia and soffit damage

• Peeling paint or dark stains along the fascia board
• Soft wood you can push a screwdriver into
• Gutters pulling away or sagging
• Soffit panels sagging, cracked or missing
• Birds, squirrels or wasps getting into the eaves
• Water stains on the underside of the overhang

Why fascia and soffits rot

The fascia sits right where roof water is supposed to leave the house. If the gutter is clogged, sagging or leaking at a seam, water pours over the back of it onto the board. If the roof has no drip edge, water wicks under the shingles and down the face of the fascia. See drip edge repair.

In Pine Bluff, gutters under pine trees fill with needles fast, and about 50 inches of rain a year keeps that wood wet. Once the paint fails, bare wood soaks up water every storm.

Soffits usually rot from the same water, or from a roof leak near the edge that drips down inside the overhang.

How we repair fascia and soffits

1. Find the cause

   Gutter, drip edge or roof edge leak. We fix what is wetting the wood.

2. Open and photograph

   We remove the damaged boards and photograph the rafter ends behind them.

3. Price it

   You approve the length of board and any rafter repair before we replace it.

4. Replace and seal

   New primed boards, soffit, drip edge and gutter rehung, plus after photos.

We replace fascia with primed boards, sealed and ready for paint, or wrap them in aluminum if you prefer low maintenance. Soffits can be replaced with matching wood or vented vinyl or aluminum panels. Vented soffits help attic airflow, which cuts heat and moisture in the attic.

Fascia and soffit repair cost in Pine Bluff

Fascia and soffit prices depend on length, height and material. Your written price comes after we look, and you approve it before any work starts.

What you can check yourself

Walk around the house and look up at the eaves. Peeling paint, dark streaks, gaps between the gutter and the board, or sagging soffit panels all point to water damage. Push gently on suspect spots with a screwdriver from a ladder if you are comfortable. If it sinks in, the wood is rotted. Take photos and send them to us.

Keep water off the edge

The best protection is clean gutters, drip edge on every edge of the roof, and paint or cladding on the fascia. If your gutters are leaking or overflowing, see gutter leak repair. If water is getting into the house near an outside wall, it may be more than fascia: see roof leak detection.

Fascia and soffit on older Pine Bluff homes

Many brick ranches from the 1960s and 1970s have wide wood soffits and painted fascia that were never wrapped. After decades of paint cycles, the wood behind the gutters is often the first to go. When we replace a section, we check the whole run of fascia while we are up there and show you photos of any other soft spots, so you can decide whether to fix them now or keep an eye on them.

If birds or squirrels are nesting in a rotted soffit, let them leave (or have a wildlife service remove them) before we close it up. Closing animals inside causes a bigger mess. We will seal the gap once the space is empty.

For rot at the roof edge that goes past the fascia into the decking, see roof decking repair.

Fascia and soffit FAQ