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Soffit Installation & Repair in Cincinnati, OH

Rotted or Sagging Roof Edge? We'll Show You What It Needs.

We repair and replace soffit and fascia, the boards and panels along the edge of your roof.

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Soffit and FasciaRepair and replacement at the roof edge.

Part of the Roof SystemIntake air matters to the whole roof.

Owens Corning PreferredA certified roofing contractor.

Free Inspection and EstimateYou get the price before any work starts.

Cincinnati Soffit and Fascia Contractors

Soffit and fascia sit where the roof, the gutters and the walls meet. When they fail, water and animals get into places they shouldn't.

We're roofers, so we look at the whole edge: the shingles, the drip edge, the gutters and the wood behind them. You'll get photos and a price before any work starts.

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Understanding Soffit and Fascia

What Is Soffit?

Soffit is the underside of the roof overhang, the surface you see when you stand by the wall and look up. It's often vented to let outside air into the attic.

What Is Fascia?

Fascia is the board that runs along the edge of the roof. Your gutters are fastened to it.

Common Issues With Soffit and Fascia

Rot from water running behind the gutters, damage from animals, peeling paint, and panels that sag or come loose.

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Signs of Soffit Damage

Sagging or missing panels, stains, soft or crumbling wood, and birds or squirrels getting in at the eaves.

Our Expert Soffit Repair Services

We replace the damaged sections and find out where the water came from, so the repair lasts.

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Benefits of Soffit Installation

Every roof needs intake and exhaust. Air has to come in at the eaves and go out near the ridge, or the roof cooks from the inside out. Good soffit also closes the overhang to weather and animals.

Our Top-Notch Soffit Installation Process

We inspect the roof edge, give you a price, remove the old material, repair the wood behind it, and install the new soffit. It's often done along with a new roof or new gutters.

Fascia Repair and Maintenance

Signs of Fascia Damage

Peeling paint, dark stains under the gutter line, soft wood, and gutters pulling away from the house.

Our Reliable Fascia Repair Services

We replace rotted fascia and install drip edge, the flashing that keeps water off the fascia and sends it into the gutter. Keeping gutters clean is the best thing you can do for the fascia behind them.

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SWORD Roofing: An Owens Corning Preferred Company

We're an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, Top of the House certified. That certification covers the roof as a system, including the intake air that comes through the soffit.

A SWORD project manager is accountable for every job.

Why Choose SWORD Roofing?

What you get on every job.

Competitive, affordable prices and finance options. You get the price before any work starts, and financing is available through Service Finance Company.
Experienced, professional, Owens Corning Top of the House certified technicians. Top of the House covers the whole system: roof, intake, ventilation and attic insulation.
Customer service. Most of the feedback we get is about honesty and communication. We're rated 4.9 on Google.
Free estimates. The inspection and estimate are free, with drone photos of your roof.

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Professional Soffit Repair Services: What the Job Involves

Soffit repair looks like a small job from the ground, and sometimes it is. What decides that is how far the damage goes once the first panel is down.

Finding the Extent

We start at the worst spot and work outward until we reach sound material on both sides. Rot usually runs further than the stain on the surface suggests.

Checking What Holds It Up

Soffit is fastened to framing under the overhang. If the ends of the rafters or the boards between them have been wet, they're repaired before anything new is attached.

Matching What's There

On a partial repair, the new section has to line up with the old in profile and color. We'll tell you how close a match to expect.

Keeping the Vents Working

If the soffit you have is vented, the replacement is vented too. Closing off intake air to make a repair simpler causes problems in the attic later.

Fascia Board Repair and Replacement

Fascia does two jobs. It finishes the edge of the roof, and it carries the gutters.

Why Fascia Rots

It sits right behind the gutter. When the gutter overflows at the back, or when there is no drip edge above it, the board gets wet every time it rains.

Repairing a Section

Where the damage is local, we cut back to solid wood and replace that length.

Replacing a Run

When a board is soft along most of its length, patching it isn't worth doing. The whole run comes off and a new one goes on.

Fascia Covers

Many homes have a metal or vinyl cover over the fascia board. A cover can hide rot for years, so we check the wood behind it and not only the surface.

Gutter and Fascia Replacement Together

The gutter has to come off to replace the fascia behind it. That makes the two jobs natural partners.

If your gutters are old as well, replacing both at once means paying for that labor only one time, and the new gutter is fastened to new wood. See our gutter services.

If the gutters are in good shape, we take them down carefully and rehang them with the correct slope when the fascia is done.

What Soffit and Fascia Are Made Of

Older homes around Cincinnati usually have wood soffit and fascia. Wood looks good and lasts well when it's kept painted and dry. It's also the material that rots when it isn't.

Many homes have vinyl or aluminum instead, or as a cover over the original wood. Vinyl soffit is what we install. These don't need painting. They can still loosen in wind, and they can hide what is happening to the wood underneath.

We'll tell you what your home has, what condition it's in, and what we would put back.

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Soffit and Fascia Services Near You

We repair and replace soffit and fascia across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. That includes Indian Hill, Milford, Madeira, Morrow and South Lebanon.

Across the river we work in Fort Thomas, Covington and Florence.

Our Blue Ash office has its own page for soffit and fascia repair in Blue Ash.

Soffit Repair or Full Replacement: How We Decide

We start from the smaller job and only go bigger when the wood tells us to.

One damaged area, sound wood either side. That's a repair. We replace the section and deal with the cause.
Damage in several places along one side. Usually that whole side is redone, because the patches would cost about as much.
Soft fascia all the way round. Often a sign the house never had drip edge. Replacing the fascia and adding drip edge solves both.
Solid wood under a tired surface. Sometimes all it needs is paint, and we'll say so.

Why the Roof Edge Deserves a Second Look

Nobody buys a house for its soffit. But the few inches where the roof stops and the wall begins take more water than any other part of the building, and they are the part most often left alone until something falls off.

A quick look twice a year is enough. In fall, check that the gutters are clear before the leaves finish dropping. In spring, look for paint that lifted over the winter and for panels that have shifted.

If you see something you're unsure about, send us a photo or book a free inspection. We'd rather look at ten roof edges that turn out to be fine than have you find out the hard way about one that wasn't.

Frequently Asked Questions About Soffit and Fascia Repair

How do I know if I need soffit repair?

Look for panels that sag or have fallen, stains on the underside of the overhang, peeling paint, and signs of birds or squirrels getting in at the eaves.

Do you repair fascia boards?

Yes. We replace damaged sections or whole runs, and we find out what was getting the wood wet.

Is soffit and fascia repair something a roofer does?

It should be. The roof edge, the drip edge, the gutter and the fascia all work together, and a roofer deals with all of them.

Can you do soffit repair without replacing my gutters?

Yes. If the gutters are sound, we take them down and put them back.

What does soffit repair cost?

It depends on how far the damage runs, how high it is and what the framing behind it is like. We give you a price after a free inspection, before any work starts.

Do you install new soffit on additions and porches?

Call us and tell us what you have. We'll let you know whether it's a fit.

Does soffit affect attic ventilation?

Yes. On most homes the attic's intake air comes in through vents in the soffit. Blocked or solid soffit can starve the attic of air, and the roof wears out sooner.

Should I repair fascia before getting new gutters?

Yes. New gutters fastened to soft fascia will pull loose. We check the board before any gutter goes up.