Fascia and Soffit Replacement in Leitrim

Leitrim is a county of detached houses: 73% of homes, against 41% nationally. Most are one-off houses and bungalows with eaves on four sides and bargeboards on the gables, so the roofline is long and most jobs are priced at the detached rate, €2,000 to €4,000+.

37% of Leitrim homes were built before 1981, 23% between 1981 and 2000 and 36% between 2001 and 2010. That's a lot of houses from the 1980s to the 2000s, the 5th highest share of the 26 counties: their first uPVC or painted timber boards are now 15 to 45 years old, and that's where most replacement work comes from.

Carrick-on-Shannon gets about 1,127 mm of rain a year, December the wettest month, and Manorhamilton about 1,554 mm. That's one of the wettest county towns in Ireland. Gutters here carry a lot of water, so the fascia behind them takes the strain: sagging gutters and soft timber show up sooner. On the Atlantic coast, wind-driven rain and salt are hard on painted timber and on cheap fixings: ask for stainless steel screws.

We cover all of Co. Leitrim. The largest towns, Census 2022: Carrick-on-Shannon (4,743), Manorhamilton (1,667), Drumshanbo (1,240), Kinlough (1,196), Ballinamore (1,112), Mohill (1,027).

Share of homes by type and age, Census 2022. More detached houses means more metres of roofline per job.