Know your fascia from your soffit

Roofing has many terms that you don’t often come across.  Your roofing contractor will explain, of course, but fascias and soffits cause a lot of confusion.

The fascia is the section that hangs down below the lowest line of roof tiles – usually you fix the gutter to it.

The Soffit is the horizontal surface that fills in the gap between the bottom of the fascia and the wall of the house.

So now you know!  For more roofing-specific terminology, go to our What’s in a Roof? Terminology explained section.  You can sound like an expert in no time!