Hi
The barge and fascia boards on the front of our 1930's Surrey house are rotten and I plan to have them replaced with black uPVC. The gable is 4m wide and the fascia stretch is 4.5m. A local firm has quoted =A31195 (inc VAT) to replace them and the soffits in black uPVC. Another firm has quoted more than =A31300. The first firm expects to complete the work in a day. =A31195 seems a lot of money for this. Please will someone give me a sanity check and say whether or not this is excessive?
Actually, the soffits look sound but I guess it is prudent to replace them at the same time. Would you agree?
The more expensive firm's process is to fit a tanalised timber backing board behind the fascia boards. They say this is necessary because uPVC on its own cannot handle the load bearing requirement imposed by the overhanging roof tiles, the gutters and the soffits. The cheaper firm does not fit such timber and they say they have never heard of any firm doing this. Please will someone advise whether a timber backing is required?
David