Fascias, soffits & guttering in Dedham.

A standard three-bed semi in Dedham is usually £1,400–£2,200 for full UPVC fascia, soffit and gutter replacement front and rear. Detached houses generally run £2,400–£3,800 depending on the length of roofline, the height and whether scaffolding is needed. You get one fixed written price after a free survey, and we take no deposit.

Full replacement is the right answer whenever the timber behind is soft, split or damp — and on most Dedham homes with an original softwood roofline, it is. Capping over is around a third cheaper and perfectly fine on genuinely sound, dry timber. We check behind the board during the survey and tell you which you're looking at instead of quoting the cheaper one to win the job.

Most Dedham houses are two to three days for a full fascia, soffit and gutter replacement. Bungalows are often finished in a day. Rotten rafter feet needing splicing, or a job that needs full scaffolding, can add a day.

Not usually on bungalows and standard semis — towers and ladders are safe and keep the cost down. Two-storey rear elevations, steep ground and awkward access do need scaffolding, and if yours does we itemise it on the quote up front rather than adding it once we start.

White is the standard, but black, anthracite grey, rosewood and golden oak woodgrain are all popular around CO7 right now — black gutter with white soffit is the most requested combination. Gutter profiles come in square-line, half-round, ogee and deepflow, and we can match cast-iron style on period homes.

Yes. We fit vented soffit boards or over-fascia vents on every job so the roof space keeps breathing. Sealing an unventilated roofline behind solid plastic is how lofts end up with condensation, damp timbers and black mould, and it's a common fault we find on previous installations.

Often, yes. Leaking joints, sagging runs, brackets that have pulled out and split downpipes are usually a repair rather than a replacement, and we'll say so. If the run is old, brittle and has failed in several places, replacement works out cheaper than repeat visits.

Nine times out of ten it's blockage from moss and leaf litter, or a run that has dropped so water sits in it and spills over the back. Both are quick fixes. Left alone, the water soaks the wall and rots the fascia behind it, which is how a £120 job turns into a £1,800 one.

Yes. Mortar verges crack and blow off in the gales that come across Essex, so mechanically fixed dry verge units are worth doing while access is already up. Dry ridge systems are the same idea along the ridge line — no mortar, nothing to fail.

Yes — £5m public liability, and a 10-year guarantee on materials and workmanship. Gutters are water-tested with a hose before we leave, all old material is taken away, and no deposit is taken; you pay on completion once you've seen the finished roofline.