Skegness properties face the wind and salt air year round, which wears out timber soffits quickly and makes UPVC a practical choice for bungalows, holiday homes and older seafront buildings.
If you own a property in Skegness, you already know what the coast does to paintwork. Soffits are among the first parts of a building to give up, because they sit in a pocket where damp air collects and the sun rarely dries it out. Paint blisters, joints open and boards start to sag.
UPVC soffits are a plain, durable answer that needs only an occasional wash. We cover Skegness and the nearby coast for installation, replacement and repairs, from a single bungalow to a row of holiday homes, and a free quote begins with someone looking at the actual boards.
Older seafront buildings may have deep, decorative eaves that have been patched over time. The trouble with patching is that salt works into every crack, and the new paint blisters again. If your soffit is soft or your fascia is splitting, replacing both is usually more lasting than another repair. We strip back to sound timber, deal with any wet rafter ends, then fit UPVC boards cut to suit the original depth. Soffits come first in this job, because it is the hidden board that tells us how much damp has got in.
Holiday properties can sit unoccupied for weeks, which is when poor ventilation shows. A closed-up loft with warm, damp air is a recipe for mould and tired roof timbers. Ventilated soffits let air move through even when nobody is home. For a caravan-style chalet or a long bungalow, a full roofline replacement is often quicker and neater than doing it in stages, and the finished edge looks consistent from every side. We will talk through which vents suit your roof so the airflow works without leaving gaps for insects.
Sea air leaves a gritty film on white UPVC, so give boards a wash with warm soapy water and a soft brush a couple of times a year. Do not use harsh scrapers, which scratch the surface and hold dirt. Overflowing gutters are a common cause of streaks, so have the guttering checked, and replaced to match if it is cracked or sagging. Our guttering and fascias pages cover that side in more detail, and it can be quoted together with the soffit work.
We work in Skegness and along the neighbouring stretch of coast, including Mablethorpe to the north, with Alford inland and Boston to the south-west. Exposed ground like this means weather matters for scheduling, since high wind and rain can stop work at height. Let us know if your building is a holiday let with fixed changeover days, and we can try to plan around that, though dates depend on the conditions and the size of the job.
We also take on UPVC soffits work in nearby Mablethorpe, Alford, Boston.
Read our guide to each of these jobs:
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“Absolutely brilliant service from start to finish. F H Roofing replaced our old, leaking roof with new tiles and it looks fantastic. The lads were polite, on time, and left everything spotless. Highly recommend them to anyone needing roofing work in Lincolnshire.”
“We had storm damage to several tiles and F H Roofing came out the same day to make it watertight.”
“Brilliant local company. Friendly team, competitive prices, and excellent workmanship. They replaced the felt and battens on our roof and it’s been perfect ever since. I’ve already recommended them to family and friends.”
Timber ones usually do, because salt and constant damp break down paint and joints faster. UPVC avoids that, though it still benefits from a regular wash to remove the salty film that builds up.
Yes, in most cases. Vents can be built into the boards or added as strips. They help the loft dry out between uses, which is useful for properties that are empty for long periods.
Not always. Single-storey roofs can often be reached with ladders or a low platform. We decide on the day of the visit once we have seen the height, the ground and how much of the roofline is involved.
F H Roofing Lincolnshire, 3 Popular Meadows, Sleaford Road, Beckingham, Lincoln, LN5 0RB
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