Guttering, Fascias & Soffits across Thanet & East Kent

Guttering, fascia and soffit repairs and replacement across Thanet and East Kent. Including hidden parapet and box gutters. Free survey and estimate.

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Guttering, Fascias & Soffits

Guttering is the least interesting part of a roof and one of the most consequential. Its entire job is to catch everything the roof sheds and take it away from the building. When it stops doing that, the water goes down the wall instead — and a wall that's repeatedly soaked will eventually let damp through, rot the timber behind the fascia, and take the paint off inside.

It's also the cheapest problem on this page to fix and the one people leave longest.

We repair, clear and replace guttering, fascias and soffits right across Thanet and East Kent, including the hidden parapet and box gutters on older properties that most firms would rather not go near.

What we do

Gutter clearing — leaves, moss and grit. The single most effective bit of roof maintenance there is, and the most neglected.
Repairs — re-sealing joints, replacing failed sections, re-supporting runs that have sagged between brackets.
Full replacement — new guttering, downpipes and outlets, laid to a proper fall.
Fascias — the board behind the gutter. Once water has been running behind the gutter for a few years, the fascia is usually part of the problem.
Soffits — the underside board. Rot here often means water has been getting in for a long time, and it's also where birds and wasps get into a roof space.
Bargeboards and verge detailing.
Parapet and box gutters — the lead-lined gutters hidden behind the front wall of Georgian and Victorian buildings. Common in Deal, Ramsgate, Margate and Westgate, and a frequent source of serious damp.
Rainwater outlets and hoppers — including on commercial and flat roofs.

How we do it

We work out why it failed. Replacing guttering that overflows because the fall is wrong, without correcting the fall, just gets you new guttering that overflows. Sagging, blockages, wrong-sized downpipes and outlets in the wrong place all cause the same symptom and need different fixes.

We check what's behind it. If water has been running down the fascia for years, there's often rot in the board and sometimes in the rafter feet behind it. We'd rather find that with the gutter off than leave you to discover it later.

We support long runs properly. Bungalows and single-storey extensions — of which there are a great many in Birchington, Herne Bay and across Thanet — have long gutter runs that sag over time if the bracket spacing isn't right. More brackets, correctly set to fall.

We take parapet gutters seriously. These are lead-lined, hidden from the street, and when they fail the water goes into the building rather than off it. They need proper leadwork, not a bucket of bitumen paint. On a Georgian terrace this is often the difference between a dry building and a very expensive problem.

We'll clear rather than replace where clearing is the answer. Plenty of guttering we're called to look at just needs cleaning out.

Why Frampton Roofing

We'll tell you if it just needs a clear. There's not much money in that, and we still say it.

We do the hidden gutters. Parapet and box gutters need real leadwork skills and a lot of firms avoid them.

Coastal experience. Salt corrodes brackets, fixings and older metal guttering far faster on this coast, and we specify accordingly.

We look at the whole picture — gutter, fascia, soffit and the timber behind — rather than just the bit you can see.

Rated 5.0 from over 100 Google reviews, and a Nextdoor Neighbourhood Faves winner in 2023.

Common questions

How often should gutters be cleared?

Once a year for most properties, and twice if you've got trees nearby. Around Canterbury and Faversham, where tree cover is heavy, autumn clearing makes a real difference. On the exposed coast it's more about grit and moss than leaves.

My gutters overflow even though they're clear. Why?

Usually the fall is wrong or the run has sagged, so water pools instead of running to the downpipe. Sometimes the downpipe or outlet is simply undersized for the roof area feeding it. It needs looking at rather than guessing.

Do I need to replace the fascia when I replace the guttering?

Not always, but it's worth checking while the gutter is off. If the board is sound, leave it. If it's soft or rotten, doing it now is much cheaper than doing it separately later, since the access is already there.

What's a parapet gutter and why does it matter?

On Georgian and Victorian buildings with a parapet wall across the front, the roof drains into a lead-lined gutter hidden behind that wall. Because you can't see it from the ground, it gets ignored for decades. When it fails, water goes into the wall and the building rather than off the front. They're common in Deal and Ramsgate and they need proper attention.

Can you match my existing guttering?

Usually. Cast iron, PVC, aluminium and various profiles — we'll match what's there or advise if a change makes more sense.

Guttering, Fascias & Soffits across Thanet & East Kent