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Learn Crucial Facts About Fascia, Soffits And Bargeboards On Your House Before The Woodworm Sets In.
Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, or PVCu (or uPVC) as it's more commonly known, has almost comprehensively swept the board in the new guttering and fascia market. Their are numerous reasons why homeowners now choose PVC-U when thinking of a guttering replacement and new fascias on their home.
It is now widely recognised that the maintenance burden and the technical performance of timber, particularly for roofline, is no longer acceptable when compared with PVC-U.
A PVC-U roofline is better than wood because, as we all understand, wood is a porous material. Once water has breached the outside 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 eventually causing structural damage. PVC-U rooflines will not rot, will never need painting, do not discolour and will keep on being maintenance free for up to 40 years. All they will need to have is the occasional clean with lukewarm foamy water.
Soffits
Fascias, also known as soffits, are boards fixed to the top of the outer walls of a building, just under the rooftop, which then projects over the fascia. This used to be commonly made from timber, but these days PVCu replacements are more wanted as they are light, simple to fix, long lasting and cheaper. Wooden boards need repeated painting and replacement and UPVC in reverse is very resilient, only fading and cracking after several decades.
Guttering
The guttering is fitted to the fascia and collects the rain from the roof, diverting it into down pipes which take the water down into the public drainage system, or away from the home 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 escape over the brickwork and penetrate into the home, creating damp problems.
Gutters have been made from all sorts of materials, including concrete, wood, aluminium, galvanised steel and other metals, but before PVC-U became popular, they were mostly painted steel. This needs regular washing down and re-painting and if it's not carried out, rust can set in and cause leaks. This will mean replacing sections, which is costly and difficult because of the weight of the steel. PVC-U rates highly over steel on both those counts and when considering guttering replacement on your house we strongly propose you opt for PVC-U .
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