Guttering, fascias and soffits in Gloucester

The cheapest roof problem to fix, and the most expensive to ignore

A fair proportion of the “my roof is leaking” calls we take across Gloucester turn out to be guttering. When a run blocks or drops out of level, water does not simply spill over the front — it tracks back behind the fascia board, soaks the rafter feet at the eaves and rots the timber where nobody ever looks. By the time it shows inside, you are replacing structural timber instead of clearing leaves.

Gloucester’s tree-lined residential streets make this worse than average. Autumn leaf fall fills gutters quickly, and a blocked outlet holds standing water all winter, which is what pulls the brackets loose in the first place.

What we do

• Full replacement runs – new uPVC guttering hung to a correct fall, with brackets at proper centres rather than stretched to save a few.
• Fascias and bargeboards – rotten timber removed and replaced, or capped where the timber behind is still sound.
• Vented soffits – important on a modern roof, because that is where the roof space draws its ventilation from. Boxing in the eaves without vents is how condensation problems start.
• Downpipes – reset, rerouted or replaced, and connected properly into the gully rather than discharging onto the path.
• Clearing and realignment – where the existing run is sound and just needs the leaves out and the falls corrected.
• Cast iron – on older and period properties we can repair and repaint rather than replace with plastic where that is what you want.

Colour and matching

Black is the default on most Gloucester streets, but white, anthracite grey and woodgrain finishes are all available, and on a semi it is worth thinking about what your neighbour has. We will bring options rather than assuming.

If your gutters are overflowing but the roof above them is also tired, it is usually worth doing both together while the scaffold or tower is up — see re-roofing or roof repairs.