Materials for fascia’s & soffits

[newbridgewolf]

Any advice on materials for fascia’s & soffit’s?

 

We are trying to source good quality materials, that are fit for the task and will also have a long life.

 

At present we are considering 2mm aluminium fascia & soffits, fixed onto a marine ply sub-base (25mm fascia and 9mm soffit).

 

Builders merchants Marine ply is not always the best quality so what are the alternatives?

 

What about Accoya?  

 

Is Accoya or other timber is good enough without aluminium sheet applied?

 

For information, planning to install Lindab Majestic (only 10 yr warranty) for the guttering & down pipes.  

 

Many thanks.

[Mr Punter]

19 minutes ago, newbridgewolf said:

What about Accoya?  

 

 

I have had Accoya replacement windows made for a house in a Conservation Area.  Apparently very durable but time will tell.  Painted finish.

 

I have used Guttercrest for ali gutters, copings and fascias.  Nice quality.  If you are cladding the fascia with ali, they only need to be treated s/w.

[Spinny]

You could consider High Pressure Laminate type products, a la cladding type products like Trespa, Rockpanel, etc.

We have been looking for a soffit material that would look like timber but not fade etc. The only one we could find in the right colour is a Fundermax one, made on the continent and widely used there and in the US. However our only route to getting it is a special shipment via a French distributor/fabricator it seems.

https://www.fundermax.com/en/Portfolio/Collections

 

https://www.trespa.com/en_GB/

 

https://pura-uk.com/    and https://pura-uk.com/products/fasciasandsoffits

 

https://bbsfacades.co.uk/

 

Maybe well be too much cost and faffing for you though.

Edited 2 hours ago by Spinny

[Tetrarch]

I used regular exterior ply with a custom single piece 2mm aluminium extrusion made by a local fabricator. The main reason was these should never need any maintenance in my lifetime

Regards

Tet