Fascia, soffit and eave repair for Los Angeles homes
Fascia holds the gutter and the roof edge; the soffit closes the underside of the eave and lets the attic breathe. When either rots, water, birds and rodents get in. We cut out the bad wood, rebuild the edge and vent it correctly.
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Fascia and soffit repair in Los Angeles fixes the roof edge in the three places boards rot first: behind the gutter, at the rafter tails and under a missing drip edge. We replace the damaged wood, add drip edge so water clears the board, and fit soffit vents that keep the attic breathing.
Updated September 2026
Most fascia rot starts behind the gutter
Water that overflows a gutter, or wicks back between the gutter and the board, soaks the fascia from behind. The paint looks fine from the street until a screwdriver sinks in. Soffit damage often comes from the same leak, or from a missing screen that let birds and rodents nest in the eave.
We pair this work with the roof when we can. New fascia under a roof edge with no drip edge will rot again, and a soffit vent added without an exit at the ridge does little. If the rafter tails behind the fascia have rotted, we repair them before the new board goes on.
Signs your fascia or soffit needs work
Peeling paint on the edge
Paint that won't stay put usually has moisture behind it.
A gutter pulling away
Hangers let go when the board they screw into is soft.
Soft wood at corners
Press the fascia at corners and low points.
Sagging soffit panels
The panel or its framing has taken on water.
Dark streaks under the eave
Stains mark where water runs behind the gutter.
Birds or rodents in the eave
A gap in the soffit is an open door to the attic.
A hot, stuffy attic
Blocked or missing soffit vents starve the attic of intake air.
What moves the price of fascia and soffit work
Eave repairs are priced on what we find once the gutter is down:
- Length of damaged edge
Fascia is priced by the run, so ten feet and a whole side are different jobs.
- Rafter tail condition
Rotten tails behind the board have to be repaired first.
- Board material
Primed wood, composite and custom-milled profiles differ in cost.
- Gutter removal and rehang
Gutters come off for fascia work and go back up on new hangers.
- Height and access
Second-story eaves and hillside drops need scaffolding or lifts.
Fascia, soffit and drip edge, handled together
Fascia board replacement
Peeling paint, a gutter pulling away, a board that gives when pressed. We take the gutter down, cut back to sound wood and check the rafter tails. New fascia goes on in primed lumber or composite with sealed joints, and the gutter is rehung into solid wood. Shaped rafter tails on older homes are matched, not boxed in. If the fascia carries a gutter full of water during a storm, it needs sound wood along the whole run, so we don't patch a short piece into rot.
Soffit repair and venting
Sagging or stained panels, gaps at the wall and nests in the eave all point here. We replace damaged plywood or tongue-and-groove, reset its framing, and add screened vents where the attic lacks intake air. In a fire hazard zone we use ember-resistant vents that keep embers out while passing air. We also check that insulation isn't pressed against the soffit vents from inside the attic, because a new vent that's blocked from behind does nothing for airflow.
Drip edge installation
Drip edge is a bent metal strip that throws water past the fascia into the gutter. A roof built without it, or with a piece rusted through, rots the board behind it. We slip new drip edge under the first course where the roof allows, or fit it during a re-roof, and seal the corners. On tile roofs, drip edge work is paired with a bird stop that closes the gaps under the first course where birds nest.
What a fascia and soffit repair includes
Here is exactly what our scope covers.
- Probe and photo check of every eave on the affected side
- Gutters removed and rehung on new hangers along the repaired run
- Rafter tail and lookout repair where framing is soft
- New primed fascia or composite board with sealed joints
- Soffit panels replaced to match, with screened intake vents
- Drip edge added or replaced where the roof allows
- Debris hauled away and a final walk with you
On hillside homes from the Hollywood Hills to the San Gabriel foothills, the eave is part of the fire code. Those areas stayed inside the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone on the 2025 maps, and a real re-roof there calls for ember-resistant vents and hardened eave detailing. In Lincoln Heights, the city's oldest planned suburb, the job is different: Victorian eaves with decorative trim that should be repaired and matched rather than wrapped in aluminum.
How an eave repair runs
Probe the edge
We test fascia and soffit along the whole side, not only where the paint peels.
Take down gutters and trim
Gutters, trim and damaged boards come down so sound pieces can go back.
Repair the framing
Rafter tails and lookouts that carry the soffit are fixed before any new wood.
Install and vent
New fascia, soffit and drip edge go up, with screened or ember-resistant vents.
Rehang and prime
Gutters return on new hangers and new wood is left primed.
Fascia and soffit questions
Straight answers to what people ask us most about this job.
Other ways to reach usYes, we scarf in new wood. If rot runs most of the side, a full run costs little more.
During, if a re-roof is close. The drip edge and first course overlap the fascia, so doing both seals the edge once.
New wood is left primed. Finish paint to match the house can be added to the scope if you want it done in one visit.
Vents with fine mesh or baffles that stop burning embers entering the attic while still passing air. They are expected in LA's very high fire hazard zones.
Soffit vents are often painted over, blocked or missing. Intake works with ridge exhaust; see how we balance attic intake and exhaust.
Wrapping rot hides it and traps moisture. We replace the rot first.
Yes. Gaps at the wall and missing vent screens are common ways in, and we close them.
Other exterior & roofline jobs we handle
Gutter Installation and Repair in Los Angeles
Gutter Installation and Repair.
Skylight leak repair
Skylight Installation and Repair.
Plywood sheathing replacement
Roof Decking and Dry Rot Repair.
Wildfire Roof Hardening in Los Angeles
Wildfire Roof Hardening.
Patio cover re-roofing
Patio Cover and Carport Roofing.
