How much does fascia cost to replace?
Short answer. Fascia replacement is priced by the linear foot of board replaced, but the job cost depends mostly on what has to happen around it: taking down and rehanging gutters, repairing rotted rafter tails or soffit behind the board, and painting or wrapping the new wood. A few feet of rot at one corner is a modest repair; a whole side with rot behind it is a much bigger job.
What the job includes
- Remove the gutters along the affected section.
- Pull the rotted fascia and inspect what is behind it.
- Repair or sister rotted rafter tails and replace damaged soffit or sub-fascia.
- Install new boards, joined with scarf cuts and fastened into solid framing.
- Prime and paint, or wrap with aluminum.
- Reinstall or replace the gutters, ideally with drip edge or gutter apron above.
Factors that raise the cost
- Hidden rot. Rafter tails and the edge of the roof decking often rot along with the fascia. You do not know until the board is off, so ask for a per-foot or per-tail price for repairs in writing.
- Height. Two-story fascia needs taller ladders or staging.
- Gutters. Old gutters may not survive removal and need replacing.
- Material choice. PVC and composite cost more than pine but will not rot again.
- Paint matching. Matching existing trim color adds time.
Insurance and fascia
Rot from long-term water exposure is generally treated as maintenance, not a covered loss. Fascia damaged suddenly, by a falling limb or by wind, may be covered depending on your policy.
Best timing
During a roof replacement, the gutters often come down anyway, the roof edge is open, and new drip edge goes in, so fascia repairs fit naturally into the project. See drip edge explained and signs you need a new roof.