Cost of fascia, soffit & gutters

PCros

I was just wondering what would be rough costing of new fascia, soffit & gutters for a 3 bed semi in Dublin.

Also any recommendations welcome.

TIA

RobAMerc

I've just spent 325 for 4 x 5m of fascia and same soffit - but I am fitting myself.
I couldnt say what you'll need for your house - double that at least I would think
I was helped by a chap called John Leahy who seems to work in Dublin - pm for contact details.

PCros

Another quick question.

So I have had a few quotes and one of the quotes told me to stay away from aluminium gutters and use PVC gutters. The reason he says is that aluminium gutters are nailed in from the outside of the gutter and as time goes on water flows along the nail into the original wood. Any truth in this?

I also have another quote saying aluminium are the best...

Corkey123

Yep. Agree stay away from Aluminium.

Nearly always comes away from the fascia. uPVC is more long lasting IMHO

Of course the style of the house may determine the tyle of the guttering and uPVC might not suit

Lumen

I really like the Lindab steel guttering I fitted. It's very strong.

Eaglebridie 32

PCros wrote: »

Another quick question.

So I have had a few quotes and one of the quotes told me to stay away from aluminium gutters and use PVC gutters. The reason he says is that aluminium gutters are nailed in from the outside of the gutter and as time goes on water flows along the nail into the original wood. Any truth in this?

I also have another quote saying aluminium are the best...

How much were you quoted for pvc, similar job myself, looking for ballpark figure, thanks

PCros

Eaglebridie 32 wrote: »

How much were you quoted for pvc, similar job myself, looking for ballpark figure, thanks

Have 3 quotes so far and they are all in around €1200/€1300 for black. Was also looking to match the front anthracite grey windows so to match that was coming in around €1500. Think I'll just go black.

I also have a small roof at the front which covers the porch and sitting room too so that is extra work there.

Eaglebridie 32

PCros wrote: »

Have 3 quotes so far and they are all in around €1200/€1300 for black. Was also looking to match the front anthracite grey windows so to match that was coming in around €1500. Think I'll just go black.

I also have a small roof at the front which covers the porch and sitting room too so that is extra work there.

Thanks, seems a reasonable price, my have to replace soffit boards, so will be expecting to cost me a bit more

PCros

Eaglebridie 32 wrote: »

Thanks, seems a reasonable price, my have to replace soffit boards, so will be expecting to cost me a bit more

Any damaged wood would be replaced too in the price - now I guess that's here and there but mine seems fine. Surprised as its a 35 year old house.

doctorchopper

PCros wrote: »

Any damaged wood would be replaced too in the price - now I guess that's here and there but mine seems fine. Surprised as its a 35 year old house.

Would you be able to PM me the company who you are going with, i've to do something similar to mine

jack of all

PCros wrote: »

Another quick question.

So I have had a few quotes and one of the quotes told me to stay away from aluminium gutters and use PVC gutters. The reason he says is that aluminium gutters are nailed in from the outside of the gutter and as time goes on water flows along the nail into the original wood. Any truth in this?

I also have another quote saying aluminium are the best...

I've seen that problem with the water running along the aluminium nails into the fascia- but I don't think it's common to be fair. My own house is 20+ years and has seamless aluminium gutters. Biggest issue with PVC to my mind is leaking seals and expansion in hot weather. Also I'm not sure how PVC gutters would stand up to a propped ladder (I know you should use a stand-off etc).

Eaglebridie 32

So , I had a visit from the gutter/ Facia lad this morning. He says it’s 90% Aluminium now he installs. Pvc prone to leaks, (eventually) ,unsightly because of jointing.

Got quote for replacement of existing facia soffit & gutters, down pipes (2) in 1300 sq ft bulgalow & installation of facia, soffit, gutter, downpipe in new 25m sq extension.
All aluminum €2k in vat
So think I can’t do much better than that!

Irish_peppa

I got a few quotes for a 3 bed semi D and the prices all came in around the 1000 to 1200 mark plus vat. I was actually surprised as theres a fair bit of work in replacing the fascia and soffit. And then the gutters and downpipes.
I think main benefit a lot of older houses have wood fascia and soffits that are prone to rotting all the new ones fitted are made of PVC and not wood so will last a lifetime and wont need painting and virtually maintenance free

Mary contrary

Paid 1050 for a 4 bed semi including the porch area in July 2018. D15 area, got the stormline version (deep version of guttering) very happy with it. Quotes from the time varied up to 1500. Do price around. They also cemented in a bit of the front of the roof while they were doing it.

franman

Mary contrary wrote: »

Paid 1050 for a 4 bed semi including the porch area in July 2018. D15 area, got the stormline version (deep version of guttering) very happy with it. Quotes from the time varied up to 1500. Do price around. They also cemented in a bit of the front of the roof while they were doing it.

Would you mind PMing me the company you used. Looking to get the same done

Irish_peppa

Mary contrary wrote: »

Paid 1050 for a 4 bed semi including the porch area in July 2018. D15 area, got the stormline version (deep version of guttering) very happy with it. Quotes from the time varied up to 1500. Do price around. They also cemented in a bit of the front of the roof while they were doing it.

Was that including vat? Thats a keen price was that complete job fascia soffit drains gutters the works and disposal of all old wood gutters and stuff?

Mary contrary

Yes price included everything, we didnt need any timber replaced so just fascia, soffit and gutters, they took away the old down pipes and gutters. Not sure what u mean about drains (if u mean down pipes, then yes it included them too). However we did get extension done by them and I haggle with them so perhaps this is why we got it at that price? They also did our neighbours for the same price so maybe as doing both houses we got better price? No harm to give them a ring and ring a few others too, just make sure like for like as storm line is a more expensive finish.

Muahahaha

sorry to hijack but just wondering if anyone would know a ballpark for guttering alone for a 3 bed semi? Im due to paint the exterior of the house next week and had planned on painting the guttering too but upon research I would need an undercoat and gloss too plus all the hassle of it. Guttering is 25+ years old anyway so wondering if it would be better just to replace. Its approx 10m of guttering and then 2 x downpipes 5m each.

Also is it possible to get guttering in slate grey, had a look and everywhere seems to be just black, white or brown like on Screwfix.

Irish_peppa

Muahahaha wrote: »

sorry to hijack but just wondering if anyone would know a ballpark for guttering alone for a 3 bed semi? Im due to paint the exterior of the house next week and had planned on painting the guttering too but upon research I would need an undercoat and gloss too plus all the hassle of it. Guttering is 25+ years old anyway so wondering if it would be better just to replace. Its approx 10m of guttering and then 2 x downpipes 5m each.

Also is it possible to get guttering in slate grey, had a look and everywhere seems to be just black, white or brown like on Screwfix.

B and Q appear to do it!

Definitly better to replace it . Sure the paint job will need to be done again in a few years and ongoing. No idea how much just guttering alone is but if I would you I would just ask fitter to quote for full job bells and whistles and guttering alone (probably need to do drain pipes too to color match) If soffits etc is 25 years plus I reckon it might be as well just to invest if you could push the budget the few hundred. That area of your house is critical so would definitly be a good investment

https://www.diy.com/departments/building-supplies/guttering-and-drainage/grey/_/N-8uuZ1z140ut

Muahahaha

Cheers yeah I think the way to go is to replace the guttering and down pips. Must research it further but definitely sounds better than painting them and having to do it again in a few years.

Duit

PCros wrote: »

Have 3 quotes so far and they are all in around €1200/€1300 for black. Was also looking to match the front anthracite grey windows so to match that was coming in around €1500. Think I'll just go black.

I also have a small roof at the front which covers the porch and sitting room too so that is extra work there.

Irish_peppa wrote: »

I got a few quotes for a 3 bed semi D and the prices all came in around the 1000 to 1200 mark plus vat. I was actually surprised as theres a fair bit of work in replacing the fascia and soffit. And then the gutters and downpipes.
I think main benefit a lot of older houses have wood fascia and soffits that are prone to rotting all the new ones fitted are made of PVC and not wood so will last a lifetime and wont need painting and virtually maintenance free

Mary contrary wrote: »

Paid 1050 for a 4 bed semi including the porch area in July 2018. D15 area, got the stormline version (deep version of guttering) very happy with it. Quotes from the time varied up to 1500. Do price around. They also cemented in a bit of the front of the roof while they were doing it.

Could you please pm the companies?

Muahahaha

Just an update on my own job, I replaced all guttering and downpipes in the summer. It was 15m of down pipe and 12m of guttering and all the brackets, bends and stopends that were needed.

Total cost of matierals was 187 euro and the company I bought from was Celuplast in Baldoyle who delivered it all for an extra 20 euro. Got it in a dark slate grey which matches the windows. Its tricky to find companies who do grey guttering, most of them are only black or brown. The local handyman fitted it and it took him about five hours. Am very happy with it. Will do the facia and softits next summer.

Charliefoxtrot

Hi all, didn’t have a clue how much this thing costs. I have been quoted 4,200 to have the lot replaced on our 4 bed semi. Facia, soffits and gutters. We have a porch and playroom at the front of house where the roof comes out and has a gutter around this with something similar at the back where the kitchen comes out and has a gutter running around this as will as the gutters running around the top of the house. There are 4 downpipes at side of house. Two of these are really long that go all the way from the top of the roof to the ground and then there are two shorter ones that run from the top of the parts of the house that stick out at the front and back. Sorry, I’m not a builder or gutter expert so don’t have the building terminology for these. Anyway, does this look like we are being ripped off or does it sound about right?

Muahahaha

Read back up the thread, others have paid 1,000-1,500 for their 3 beds so yeah I would say 4,200 is a rip off.

My own replacement guttering, downpipes, etc for a 3 bed came to 187 euro for materials only, its not expensive stuff to purchase. Local handyman then fitted it in a few hours for 100 quid so I got it sorted for under 300 euro. Not sure what the cost of fascias and softits are but it surely cant be so much that it justifies a quote of 4,200.

Charliefoxtrot

Muahahaha wrote: »

Read back up the thread, others have paid 1,000-1,500 for their 3 beds so yeah I would say 4,200 is a rip off.

My own replacement guttering, downpipes, etc for a 3 bed came to 187 euro for materials only, its not expensive stuff to purchase. Local handyman then fitted it in a few hours for 100 quid so I got it sorted for under 300 euro. Not sure what the cost of fascias and softits are but it surely cant be so much that it justifies a quote of 4,200.

My bad, the price we recalled it was actually €3400. I got it the wrong way around. I wasn’t dealing with the guy who came and quoted us. I guess this makes the price look a little bit more reasonable and possibly acceptable

Mary contrary

Charliefoxtrot wrote: »

My bad, the price we recalled it was actually €3400. I got it the wrong way around. I wasn’t dealing with the guy who came and quoted us. I guess this makes the price look a little bit more reasonable and possibly acceptable

Would advise you to get a few quotes seems expensive to me, granted I dont know how much work is required for your house. We are newbies here too. Ours is a 4 bed house with porch area and it didnt cost that much. Granted our fascia and soffit was timber and the timber wasnt replaced as it was in good condition they just put the PVC fascia and soffit over the existing timber, replaced all the existing gutters, and down pipes.. it would probably cost more if they are replacing the timber before the put on the PVC fascia and soffit. There are different types of guttering so when pricing make sure u price the same type each time as some cost more than others and u might think u are getting g a good price for a cheaper type. Best of luck.

Rubberchikken

We had ours replaced 6 years ago for 1100 euro. Large old, 70+years, bungalow, and they took away old metal gutter, downpipes etc. Good workers and a fine job. The old ones were in very poor condition in parts and I was just waiting for part of it to come down in the next storm:)

Charliefoxtrot

Mary contrary wrote: »

Would advise you to get a few quotes seems expensive to me, granted I dont know how much work is required for your house. We are newbies here too. Ours is a 4 bed house with porch area and it didnt cost that much. Granted our fascia and soffit was timber and the timber wasnt replaced as it was in good condition they just put the PVC fascia and soffit over the existing timber, replaced all the existing gutters, and down pipes.. it would probably cost more if they are replacing the timber before the put on the PVC fascia and soffit. There are different types of guttering so when pricing make sure u price the same type each time as some cost more than others and u might think u are getting g a good price for a cheaper type. Best of luck.

Thank you for your response.

Muahahaha

Charliefoxtrot wrote: »

My bad, the price we recalled it was actually €3400. I got it the wrong way around. I wasn’t dealing with the guy who came and quoted us. I guess this makes the price look a little bit more reasonable and possibly acceptable

Definttely get a few more quotes, 3,400 still seems very high when others above have done a 3 bed for between 1,000 and 1,500. Google around for the cost of materials so you can get a sense of whats that costing and then see what labour is on top.

griffdaddy

Hi all,

I'm looking to get a few quotes for getting the fascia/soffits/gutters repaired and possibly replaced in Dublin. I've got one quote so far but it's over 6K! It's an end of terrace townhouse. I've no doubt the company are reliable and would do a great job but the price seems off the wall.

muffler

griffdaddy wrote: »

I've got one quote so far but it's over 6K!

Maybe they're throwing in free window replacement for that price

vurstflavor

Aluminium is fine if you know how to fit it
If your comfortable with ladders it's an easy diy job for 2 people you can buy rubber stops to stop ladder slidding
It's also good having someone to hold ladder

griffdaddy

muffler wrote: »

Maybe they're throwing in free window replacement for that price

I think 2k of that is for scaffolding but it still seems incredibly excessive

muffler

griffdaddy wrote: »

I think 2k of that is for scaffolding but it still seems incredibly excessive

I wouldnt be up to speed on Dublin prices but what you're planning is less than a days work for 2 men. Scaffolding shouldn't cost more than a few hundred to hire for a day. Id certainly shop around for more estimates.

One little thing you could do is price the materials yourself in a couple of provider's yards and when there (or phone) ask who they would recommend for fitting.

griffdaddy

muffler wrote: »

I wouldnt be up to speed on Dublin prices but what you're planning is less than a days work for 2 men. Scaffolding shouldn't cost more than a few hundred to hire for a day. Id certainly shop around for more estimates.

One little thing you could do is price the materials yourself in a couple of provider's yards and when there (or phone) ask who they would recommend for fitting.

Thanks Muffler, that's very solid advice.

JSheridan81

I've a 3 bed Semi with ground floor extension and I got a quote off Leinster Guttering of €1200 for new upvc gutters, soffits & facia, which I thought was a great deal.

I've cast iron gutters on the top level and running around the extension it's upvc, this was all here when I bought the property. But Leinster Guttering are also taking away the old guttering. All in all I think I got a good price, so if you still need the job done then contact them.

Alkers

JSheridan81 wrote: »

I've a 3 bed Semi with ground floor extension and I got a quote off Leinster Guttering of €1200 for new upvc gutters, soffits & facia, which I thought was a great deal.

I've cast iron gutters on the top level and running around the extension it's upvc, this was all here when I bought the property. But Leinster Guttering are also taking away the old guttering. All in all I think I got a good price, so if you still need the job done then contact them.

Have they done the work or did you just get a quote?

JSheridan81

Alkers wrote: »

Have they done the work or did you just get a quote?

They just came out and priced it up. They are starting the end of next month

Dr_Colossus

JSheridan81 wrote: »

I've a 3 bed Semi with ground floor extension and I got a quote off Leinster Guttering of €1200 for new upvc gutters, soffits & facia, which I thought was a great deal.

I've cast iron gutters on the top level and running around the extension it's upvc, this was all here when I bought the property. But Leinster Guttering are also taking away the old guttering. All in all I think I got a good price, so if you still need the job done then contact them.

I'd certainly recommend changing the cast iron gutters from a safety perspective. I was in a rental property during storm Darwin of 2014 and the cast iron gutters came crashing down near the front door. I had the car parked out front and gutters broke the windscreen and damaged the wing and bonnet. If anyone had been coming in/out of the house at the time they survival would be unlikely.
House was a terraced two storey so between us and neighbours a serious weight from a height.

doctorchopper

muffler wrote: »

Maybe they're throwing in free window replacement for that price

Ha, thats nothing, I got a quote from Global and it was just under 10000, thats all facia boards replaced with PVC ones, but still crazy money

JSheridan81

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

I'd certainly recommend changing the cast iron gutters from a safety perspective. I was in a rental property during storm Darwin of 2014 and the cast iron gutters came crashing down near the front door. I had the car parked out front and gutters broke the windscreen and damaged the wing and bonnet. If anyone had been coming in/out of the house at the time they survival would be unlikely.
House was a terraced two storey so between us and neighbours a serious weight from a height.

You were lucky all right that nobody was coming out! Yeah that price includes removing cast iron and replacing with upvc

Cloudio9

Are the cheaper quotes just covering over the existing wooden fascia and soffit with pvc ? I’ve got that job which now needs replacing after a good few years and was told that was the old way of doing things but no longer recommended as good practice.

JohnDoeIreland

Cloudio9 wrote: »

Are the cheaper quotes just covering over the existing wooden fascia and soffit with pvc ? I’ve got that job which now needs replacing after a good few years and was told that was the old way of doing things but no longer recommended as good practice.

I only had mine done that way before the lockdown. I hope they last!

Cloudio9

JohnDoeIreland wrote: »

I only had mine done that way before the lockdown. I hope they last!

Well I'd say mine is there at least 20 years and was done before I owned the house so wouldn't worry. Bits starting to come loose now, gaps opening in joints and some of the underlying timber I can see doesn't look great.

griffdaddy

JSheridan81 wrote: »

I've a 3 bed Semi with ground floor extension and I got a quote off Leinster Guttering of €1200 for new upvc gutters, soffits & facia, which I thought was a great deal.

I've cast iron gutters on the top level and running around the extension it's upvc, this was all here when I bought the property. But Leinster Guttering are also taking away the old guttering. All in all I think I got a good price, so if you still need the job done then contact them.

I must give them a ring. I filled out their webform and they never came back to me

exador

JSheridan81 wrote: »

I've a 3 bed Semi with ground floor extension and I got a quote off Leinster Guttering of €1200 for new upvc gutters, soffits & facia, which I thought was a great deal.

I've cast iron gutters on the top level and running around the extension it's upvc, this was all here when I bought the property. But Leinster Guttering are also taking away the old guttering. All in all I think I got a good price, so if you still need the job done then contact them.

Hi,

Just checking if you got this job done and how it worked out ? I need to get this done but an just about to start to get some prices. Be interested to see how it worked out ?

Thanks

eusap

Any recommendations for a company around Kildare?

sheff the ref

Apparently the ballpark rule of thumb is said to be a tenner per linear foot for fascia and soffit supplied and fitted

Not sure if that is plus VAT or including VAT

Alkers

sheff the ref wrote: »

Apparently the ballpark rule of thumb is said to be a tenner per linear foot for fascia and soffit supplied and fitted

Not sure if that is plus VAT or including VAT

I got a good few quotes for this recently in Dublin 12 and the best ballpark I could get was 100e per linear m installed for gutter, facia and soffit.

This was a proper roofing company who came and worked from a cherry picker, there was all manners of cowboys working from a ladder etc who might have been cheaper

listermint

Alkers wrote: »

I got a good few quotes for this recently in Dublin 12 and the best ballpark I could get was 100e per linear m installed for gutter, facia and soffit.

This was a proper roofing company who came and worked from a cherry picker, there was all manners of cowboys working from a ladder etc who might have been cheaper

Some job getting a Jerry picker down the side and back of the majority of Dublin houses

JSheridan81

I ended up going with Leinster Guttering. Initial price was €1250, but I got a few extras done and it came in at €1450. I'm more than happy with it, they done a great job. All the old cast iron guttering and downpipes replaced with new more modern pvc. That price was for a semi detached house.... so guttering front, side, back & extension. I'll stick up a few photos tomorrow.