uPVC Fascias & Soffits in Larbert
We replace tired, rotting timber roofline with clean, maintenance-free uPVC fascias, soffits and bargeboards for homes across Larbert and the wider area — quality work from qualified, local roofers.
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Fascias and soffits in Larbert — guide prices
Larbert prices span a wider range than most towns because the housing does: a quick re-cap on a twenty-year-old estate semi sits at one end and a scaffolded sandstone villa with woodgrain boards at the other. All figures are 2026 guide ranges from our own jobs and the national cost guides.
| Job | Typical guide price | What moves it up or down |
|---|---|---|
| Re-cap a failed developer cap over sound timber, per metre | £45–£85 | Timber behind must be dry; new brackets included |
| Full uPVC fascia replacement, per metre | £80–£150 | Rafter-end splices, board depth |
| Vented soffit, per metre | £100–£180 | Eaves width, mesh, moulded villa soffit kept |
| Bargeboards, per metre | £90–£160 | Gable height, dry verge added |
| Fascias and soffits, 1990s–2000s estate semi | £1,000–£1,800 | Two-storey, one gable, existing gutters kept |
| Full roofline with new gutters, inter-war semi | £1,500–£3,000 | Rafter repairs, downpipes, colour |
| Full roofline with new gutters, sandstone villa | £2,800–£5,500+ | Scaffold, two gables, woodgrain, decorative timber |
| Woodgrain or grey foil instead of white | Add about 15–25% to the boards | Foil type, matching gutters |
Guide prices only. Scaffold and rafter repairs are itemised where needed. You get a fixed written price after a free, no-obligation survey, and that is the figure you pay.
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uPVC Fascias & Soffits in Larbert
Larbert and Stenhousemuir have a real mix of older and newer homes, and plenty in need of roofing work. We replace tired, rotting timber roofline with clean, maintenance-free uPVC fascias, soffits and bargeboards in Larbert and the surrounding towns and villages, to a standard that lasts through a Scottish winter. As a qualified, insured, family-run team with 25+ years’ experience, we give clear fixed prices, tidy work and a 10-year workmanship guarantee.
For the full detail on our upvc fascias & soffits work, see our main upvc fascias & soffits service.
Our roofline services
Fascias
The board along the roof edge that carries your guttering — replaced in low-maintenance uPVC in your choice of colour.
Soffits
The underside board that closes off the eaves — in vented or solid uPVC to keep the roof breathing and pests out.
Bargeboards
The angled boards at the gable ends — renewed to protect the roof edge and sharpen the look of the house.
Cladding & dry verge
uPVC cladding for gable apex and dry-verge systems for a neat, mortar-free finish that won’t crack and fall.
Signs your roofline needs replacing
Rotten or soft timber
Flaking paint and soft, crumbling boards mean the timber is holding water — and so is the roof edge behind it.
Peeling paint & staining
If you’re repainting the fascias every couple of years, uPVC ends the cycle for good.
Sagging gutters
Gutters pulling away often mean the fascia behind them has rotted and no longer holds the brackets.
Birds & pests in the eaves
Gaps in failed soffits let birds and pests into the roof space — vented uPVC closes them off.
Why Larbert chooses F J Allan
We don’t just cap over old timber and hope — where boards have rotted we replace them, so the new roofline is sound as well as smart. Qualified, insured roofers, tidy work, colour-matched uPVC, and a 10-year workmanship guarantee. 25+ years keeping Forth Valley roofs weathertight.
Areas we cover
As well as Larbert we cover the surrounding area — nearby: Stenhousemuir · Falkirk · Denny · Bonnybridge. See our full upvc fascias & soffits service, our roof repairs in Larbert, or conservatory roof replacement in Larbert. Not sure if we reach your street? Give us a call.
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Fascias and soffits in Larbert and Stenhousemuir: three generations of roofline
Fascias and soffits in Larbert are a good example of why one price per metre never works. Around the station and Larbert Cross, and along the older roads into Stenhousemuir, the houses are Victorian and Edwardian villas in red sandstone with deep timber eaves and shaped bargeboards. Between them and the Carron, and through Stenhousemuir and Carronshore, the streets are inter-war and post-war semis with plain softwood roofline that in many cases has never been replaced. Then there are Kinnaird and the other estates built since the late 1990s around the hospital, where the roofline is uPVC from new.
Each has its own failure. The villa timber rots at the ends and behind the gutter and needs skilled repair or careful replacement. The council-era softwood is simply worn out and needs stripping. The developer uPVC, which surprises people, is now twenty to twenty-five years old on the earliest phases, was often a thin cap fixed over a timber sub-frame to save money, and is beginning to bow, discolour and let brackets pull loose. We survey each type with the same screwdriver test and quote for what we find, not for the age of the house.
Developer roofline on the newer estates: why it is failing early
Most people on the newer Larbert estates assume a uPVC roofline is permanent. Often it is, but a proportion of what went on in the late 1990s and early 2000s was economy specification: 9mm capping boards fixed over treated softwood rather than full-thickness replacement boards, hollow soffits clipped in without a vent strip, and mild-steel gutter brackets. Twenty-odd winters later the caps have gone brittle and chalky, the soffits have dropped at the joints, and the brackets have rusted. Where the timber behind is still sound, a new cap or new full boards go on quickly and the result is better than the original. Where a cap has trapped water against the sub-frame, we replace the timber as well. Either way it is a smaller job than on an old house and the price reflects that.
Cap-over versus full replacement, and why the cheap quote is usually a cap
Capping is fixing a thin uPVC facing over the existing fascia; full replacement is stripping to the rafters and fixing a new 16mm to 18mm board to sound timber, replacing any rafter ends that have rotted. On dry, firm timber a cap is a legitimate, cheaper job and we quote it where it fits. On damp timber it is a false economy: the rot continues behind the plastic, the bracket screws lose their grip, and the roofline that looked new from the pavement has to come off within a few years, this time with rafter repairs added. We write on every Larbert quote which method applies to which elevation, and we would rather lose a job than cap over rot. If another price is far lower than ours, ask which of the two it is.
Matching the windows: colour on an estate semi versus a sandstone villa
On the newer estates the answer is usually already decided by the windows. White boards for white frames, anthracite grey where the house was built with grey frames or has since had them fitted, and matching downpipes and trims so nothing looks retrofitted. On the villas the choice is between plain white, which can look hard against red sandstone, black, which sits quietly under slate, and a rosewood or golden oak woodgrain foil that keeps the appearance of painted timber without the painting. Woodgrain boards cost more and carry a shorter manufacturer colour guarantee than plain white, and both figures are on the quote. If you are about to change your windows, tell us and we will pick the roofline colour with you afterwards rather than before.
Air at the eaves, combs against birds, and where the damp shows
New soffits on any Larbert house go on with a continuous vent and insect mesh, because a well-insulated loft with no eaves ventilation grows condensation on the sarking and the rafters, and we check the insulation is not blocking the air path at the eaves. On the villas, where the deep timber soffit is being kept, we fit over-fascia vents instead so the moulding stays. Eaves combs along the fascia stop starlings and jackdaws lifting the first tile course, which is common on the older houses near the mature trees around the Cross.
A roofline that has already failed usually announces itself indoors before you notice it outside: a damp patch high in an upstairs corner, or mould behind a wardrobe on a gable wall, where a dropped gutter has been running down the outside face. Our damp and water ingress service in Larbert finds the route, our guide to the signs your fascias and soffits need replacing tells you what to check from the ground, and if the gutter is the fault our guttering service in Larbert covers repair and replacement.
Timescale, access, waste and the guarantee
Estate semis with fascias, soffits and gutters replaced take one to two days from an alloy tower, and the developer cap-and-frame houses are often quicker. Villas with two gables and decorative bargeboards take three to four days and, being taller, are usually scaffolded on at least one elevation; the scaffold appears as its own line on the quote. Old boards, gutters and offcuts leave in our van or a skip. No building warrant is needed from Falkirk Council for like-for-like roofline work. Our 10-year workmanship guarantee covers the fixing and sealing, while the manufacturer separately guarantees the colour of the boards, and we give you that document. Our fascias and soffits page for Falkirk has the fuller run-down of finishes and methods, and the roofline cost guide explains the numbers.
uPVC Fascias & Soffits FAQs — Larbert
Do you provide upvc fascias & soffits in Larbert?
Yes — we cover Larbert and the surrounding towns and villages. Call for a free, no-obligation quote and a clear fixed price.
How long does uPVC roofline last?
Quality uPVC fascias and soffits last 25–30+ years with virtually no maintenance — no rot, no repainting.
Should I replace fascias when I get a new roof?
It’s the ideal time — the scaffolding’s up and the roof edge is exposed, so doing both together saves money and gives a fully sealed result.
Do you replace the timber or just cap over it?
Where the timber has rotted we replace it. ‘Capping over’ sound timber is fine, but we never hide rot behind new plastic.
Can I have vented soffits?
Yes — vented soffits keep the roof space ventilated, preventing condensation and timber problems in the loft.
How much do fascias and soffits cost per metre in Larbert?
Guide rates are £80 to £150 per metre for full-replacement uPVC fascia, £100 to £180 for vented soffit, and around £115 to £185 per metre for a complete roofline with new gutters. Re-capping a newer estate house where the timber is sound is £45 to £85 per metre. A typical inter-war semi with everything renewed comes to £1,500 to £3,000.
My estate house already has uPVC roofline. Why is it failing?
Because a lot of late-1990s and early-2000s developer roofline was economy grade: thin caps over a timber frame, unvented soffits and steel brackets. After twenty years the caps go brittle and chalky and the brackets rust. If the timber behind is dry, new boards go straight on and it is a quick, modestly priced job. If water has got behind the cap, we replace the frame too and tell you before we start.
Is aluminium roofline better than uPVC or timber for a villa?
Aluminium lasts longest and keeps its colour, but costs two to three times as much and is rarely specified on houses. Painted timber is right where a decorative profile must be kept, at the cost of repainting every few years. For most Larbert villas a woodgrain uPVC fascia with timber bargeboards retained on the front gives the look at a sensible price, and we quote the combinations.
Should new gutters go on at the same time?
If the gutters are more than about fifteen years old, yes. They have to come off to replace the fascia, old uPVC rarely refits without leaking at the unions, and new gutter on new brackets into new board is the tidiest result. Sound recent gutters are taken down, stored and refitted, and both versions appear on the quote so you can compare.
Can you replace only the bargeboards on the gable?
Yes. Gables in Larbert take the weather side-on and bargeboards often go before the fascias, so a bargeboard-only job is common. We match the new boards to your existing fascia colour, check the verge mortar above and suggest a dry verge if it is loose. We still test the fascias while we are up, and tell you honestly what we find.
How long does uPVC last and will it discolour?
Branded uPVC fixed to sound timber lasts twenty-five to thirty years or more, and is guaranteed against yellowing, usually for ten years on white and a shorter period on woodgrain and grey foils. The chalky, off-white boards you see on some older estate houses are cheap unstabilised caps, not what we fit. Surface grime on any colour washes off with warm soapy water.