Fascia & Soffit on Cape Cod, MA

How we approach fascia & soffit on Cape Cod

Exterior trim is what makes a Cape Cod house read as finished: the white corner boards against gray shingles, the window casings, the fascia and soffit at the roofline, the columns on the porch. It is also the first thing to rot. Trim sits at every place where water is trying to get into the wall, and on the Cape it takes salt air, wind-driven rain and sun that strips paint in a few seasons. Most trim failures we see started with a flashing problem, not the wood.

We replace and repair exterior trim with materials that suit the exposure: cellular PVC that never rots and holds paint for years, or primed and back-primed cedar on historic homes where wood is required. We fix the flashing and drip edges that caused the rot, match existing profiles so the repair is invisible, and fasten with stainless steel so nothing streaks. From a single rotted window sill to a full house of new corner boards, fascia and soffit, the work is done cleanly and finished properly.

Fascia and soffit are the trim at the edge of your roof: the fascia is the board the gutters hang on, and the soffit is the underside that vents the attic. Ice dams, overflowing gutters, squirrels and simple age rot them out, and once the fascia goes the gutters sag and the attic ventilation stops working. We replace fascia and soffit in PVC or primed cedar, add or restore soffit vents so the attic breathes, install proper drip edge, and re-hang the gutters on solid material. It is a project that protects the roof, the attic and the walls at once.