Rot Cut Out, Not Covered
Soft wood is removed, never wrapped in metal and left to keep rotting.
The board your gutters hang on. Rotted fascia cut out, the rafter ends behind it checked, and new board fitted and sealed, priced after a free inspection.
Fascia is the long board along the roof edge. It carries the gutter and closes the eaves to birds and rain, and when it rots, the gutter and the deck edge go with it.
Big Easy Roofing Company repairs and replaces fascia on homes across New Orleans, in wood, PVC, aluminum wrap and composite. Humid air, overflowing gutters and old paint rot it faster here than almost anywhere.
Fascia work usually goes hand in hand with the gutter hanging on it, so a gutter repair is priced alongside when it is needed.
Soft wood is removed, never wrapped in metal and left to keep rotting.
Behind a rotten board, the rafter tails often need work too.
New board closes the gaps squirrels, birds and rain use to get into the eaves.
Fascia damage is easy to spot once you know where to look. Stand in the yard and check the roof edge for these.
Press a screwdriver into the board. If it sinks in, water has been getting behind the gutter for a while.
Hangers only hold if the wood does. A gutter tilting off the edge usually means rotten fascia behind it.
Dark streaks on the board show where water runs behind the gutter or past a missing drip edge.
Squirrels, birds and wasps use gaps where fascia meets soffit. Droppings or nesting are the clue.
Wood that has cupped, split or pulled off its nails has taken on water and will keep moving.
Paint that peels again a year after painting means moisture is coming through the wood from behind.
Spot one of these from the yard? The roof edge is checked on every free inspection.
Book a free inspectionEight steps, whether it is one corner or the whole roof edge. Nothing comes off the house before the price is agreed.
The whole roof edge looked at and photographed, not only the spot that caught your eye.
Every side of the house.
Each board pressed and probed for soft spots, including the part hidden behind the gutter.
Rot hides behind the gutter.
Board by board, with any rafter-tail repair priced separately in case it is needed.
Agreed before work.
The gutter comes off carefully so it can go back up, or be replaced if it is past saving.
Saved where it can be.
Cut back to sound wood, with the drip edge above lifted clear.
No rot left behind.
The rafter ends the fascia nails into are checked, and sistered where they are soft.
The part cheap quotes skip.
New fascia cut, fitted, fastened and sealed at the joints.
Wood is primed on every face.
Drip edge set to throw water into the gutter, and the gutter rehung to fall toward its outlet.
Tested with water.
The roof edge is checked on every free inspection, and the written price is free too.
Book a free inspectionThe right board depends on the house, the finish you want, and how much upkeep you will do.
Traditional and paintable, and right on historic houses. It needs sealing on every face and paint every few years in this climate.
Cellular PVC boards look like painted wood and do not rot. They cost more and move with heat, so joints need allowance.
Metal bent over a wood board. Low upkeep, but only over wood that is dry and solid, never over rot.
Wood fiber and resin boards that resist rot and insects and take paint well.
Metal bent over a rotten board hides the problem and traps the water. We cut out the rot first, every time.
Fascia is priced by the length replaced and by what turns up behind it. These five things move the number.
One corner or the whole roof edge. Most of the price follows the length.
Wood, PVC, aluminum wrap or composite, each at a different cost per foot.
Soft rafter ends are repaired before new board can go on.
Second-story eaves and tight corners take more setup.
Taking down, rehanging or replacing the gutter is priced on its own line.
Board by board, the written price shows where the money goes. Rather describe it in writing? Use our contact page.
Free to check, and priced board by board.
Fascia bids split on one question: what happens to the rotten wood. The rest follows from it.
Quote A is an illustration assembled from shortcuts common in cheap fascia bids. It is not a real quote, and it portrays no actual business.
Seeing droppings or wasps at the eaves? Mention it when you call, because it tells us where to look first.
Talk to a roofer504-229-3955It closes the roof edge, supports the gutter, and keeps rain and animals out of the eaves. It also carries the drip edge that sends water into the gutter.
A short soft spot can be cut out and a new piece scarfed in. If the rot runs along the board, the whole length is replaced.
Usually water getting behind it: an overflowing gutter, a missing drip edge, or paint that seals the front but not the back.
Over sound, dry wood, yes. Over rot it hides the damage and traps moisture, which is why we cut the rot out first.
Only if they need it. Most gutters come down, wait, and go back up on the new board. If one is past saving, it is priced separately.
No. Fascia is the upright board at the roof edge, and soffit is the underside of the overhang. They meet at the corner and often fail together. See the soffit services page.
Name and phone are enough. We call back the same business day.