Bargeboards: the first thing to go
The boards running up the slope of a gable take more weather than anything else on the house — and they are the most visible when they fail.
- Old boards stripped rather than capped
- Timber behind repaired where it has gone
- Matched to the fascias and guttering
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Why they fail
Nothing on the house is more exposed
A bargeboard sits on the slope of the gable with weather hitting it from above, in front and both sides. Paint gives up there first.
Once the paint goes the timber takes up water, and because the board is fixed against the roof structure the rot spreads into the rafter and the batten ends behind it.
Replacing in uPVC ends the cycle. But it only works if the old board comes off and what is behind gets looked at, which is the step the cheapest quotes leave out.
- Old boards stripped, not capped over
- Roof timbers behind inspected and repaired
- Profiles and colours matched to the fascias
- Dry verge and cloaked verge options
What we do
The gable work
Strip and inspect
Old boards off and the roof timbers behind properly looked at.
Timber repairs
Rotten rafter and batten ends cut back and made good.
New bargeboards
uPVC boards matched to the fascias in colour and profile.
Dry verge
Mechanically fixed verge systems instead of mortar that keeps cracking.
Weathered properly
Junctions with the fascia and the roof detailed to shed water.
10 year guarantee
Everything we supply and install is covered.
Worth knowing
Mortar verges crack, dry verges do not
If the mortar along the edge of your gable tiles is cracking and dropping out, that is worth dealing with at the same time.
A mortar-bedded verge is doing a job that mortar is bad at — flexing with the roof through every temperature change. It cracks, water gets behind it and the tiles at the edge start to lift.
A dry verge system clips over the tile ends and is mechanically fixed, so there is nothing to crack. Fitting it while the bargeboards are off costs very little extra.
Rooftrim
The rest of the roofline
Bargeboards, fascias, soffits and guttering are one job in practice.
Cladding
uPVC and composite cladding that covers a tired elevation and never needs painting again.
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Soffits and Fascias
The boards behind your guttering. Replace them and the whole roofline looks new — and stops rotting.
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Guttering and Downpipes
Seamless replacement guttering sized for the roof, so water goes where it should rather than down the wall.
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Bargeboards
The boards up the slope of a gable. Usually the first rooftrim to fail, and the most visible when it does.
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Bargeboard questions
Can’t see what you need? Call 01342 410079 and we’ll answer it properly.
What is a bargeboard?
Why do they rot before the fascias?
Can they just be capped?
What is a dry verge?
Can you match my existing fascias?
Where we work
Bargeboard replacement in East Grinstead and across Sussex, Surrey and Kent
We’re based on Station Road in East Grinstead, where West Sussex meets Surrey and Kent, and our own team works throughout all three counties.
Towns we cover include
- East Grinstead
- Crawley
- Horley
- Haywards Heath
- Burgess Hill
- Horsham
- Crowborough
- Tunbridge Wells
- Tonbridge
- Sevenoaks
- Redhill
- Reigate
- Caterham
…and the villages in between. If you’re in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, the answer is almost certainly yes.
Free quotations
Gable boards failing?
Book a free survey and we’ll tell you what is behind them.