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— Residential Roofing · Soffit & Fascia
The edge of your roof, sealed and solid.
Soffit and fascia are the trim that finish your roof edge, hold your gutters, and let your attic breathe. When they rot, water, pests, and poor airflow follow. Buckshot repairs and replaces both across Wisconsin and Iowa with our own crews, often alongside roof or gutter work.
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— Know The Parts
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Two pieces, one roof edge.
People mix them up all the time. Here's the difference, and why both matter for keeping water out and your attic healthy.
Fascia
What it is: the board running horizontally along the roof edge, capping the rafter ends. It's the trim you see just below the shingles.
Soffit
What it is: the panel tucked under the eave, between the fascia and the wall. Look up under your roof overhang and that's the soffit.
— Why It Matters
SEC 02 / 07
Small trim, big job.
Soffit and fascia are your roof edge's first line of defense. Healthy, they keep water, pests, and weather out and let your attic breathe. Failing, they invite every one of those problems in.
Rotted fascia lets gutters pull away and water run behind them. Damaged soffit opens the door to birds, squirrels, and wasps, and chokes the airflow your attic needs, which can lead to ice dams, trapped heat, and a shorter roof life.
"Fix the edge and you protect the whole roof, the gutters, and the attic."
— Spot It Early
SEC 03 / 07
Signs it's time to take a look.
Soffit and fascia damage is easy to miss until gutters sag or pests move in. Notice any of these from the ground? Get it checked.
✓Flaking paint on the fascia is the first sign moisture is getting in.
✓Flaking paint on the fascia is the first sign moisture is getting in.
✓Wood that's spongy, crumbling, or visibly rotted at the roof edge.
✓Gutters pulling away or drooping usually means the fascia behind them failed.
✓Water marks or streaking along the underside of the overhang.
✓Openings that let birds, squirrels, or wasps nest in the eave or attic.
✓Painted-over, clogged, or missing vents that starve the attic of airflow.
— Your Options
SEC 04 / 07
The right material for your eaves.
We match the material to your home, your budget, and how much upkeep you want. Here's what most homeowners choose.
Traditional
Wood
The classic look, especially on older or historic homes. It needs paint and upkeep; we replace rotted sections in kind to match what's there.
Low maintenance
Aluminum
Durable metal capping that wraps the fascia and resists weather. A clean, low-maintenance finish that's a popular upgrade.
Budget friendly
Vinyl
Low-cost, low-maintenance soffit panels, including vented options that keep attic airflow moving. Won't rot or need painting.
— How It Works
SEC 05 / 07
From inspection to clean finish.
One Buckshot project manager owns the job start to finish. No handoffs, no call center, no surprises.
01
Free inspection
We check the fascia, soffit, gutter line, and attic airflow, then explain what's failing.
02
Written estimate
A clear, itemized estimate: repair vs replace, materials, and whether gutters come off.
03
Repair or replace
Rotted board and panels out, new ones in, with aluminum wrap on the fascia if you choose it.
04
Vent & finish
We confirm soffit ventilation, reset gutters, seal it up, and clean the site.
— Why Buckshot
SEC 06 / 07
Earned, Not Claimed
One crew for the whole roof edge.
Soffit, fascia, gutters, and ventilation all meet at the eave, so it pays to have one accountable crew handle them together. That's the kind of work a family company built since 1979 is set up to do.
— What Homeowners Say
SEC 07 / 07
Rated 4.9 stars across 80 reviews.
A few words from Wisconsin homeowners. Read the rest on our reviews page.
— Home Base
Madison, WI · Centerville, IA
— Soffit & Fascia FAQ
FAQ
Fascia is the vertical board along the roof edge that your gutters attach to. Soffit is the panel underneath the eave overhang, often vented. They meet at the corner of the roof edge and work together.
Not always. We repair only what’s failed. Because they sit right next to each other, though, it’s often most cost-effective to address both at once while we’re up there.
If the wood underneath is still sound, yes, we can cap it in aluminum for a clean, low-maintenance finish. If it’s rotted, we replace the bad wood first, then wrap.
They’re your attic’s air intake. Paired with ridge or exhaust vents, they create balanced airflow that helps fight ice dams, heat buildup, and moisture. See attic ventilation →
It’s the ideal time. The eave is one system, so doing soffit and fascia alongside a roof replacement or gutter work saves access costs and gives you a clean, finished edge.
Sometimes, to reach and replace the fascia behind them. We reset or replace gutters as needed and leave the edge watertight. See gutters →
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Free Estimate · Family-Owned Since 1979
Get your roof edge solid again.
Peeling paint, soft fascia, sagging gutters, or critters in the eave? Start with a free, no-pressure inspection and a written estimate from a family roofing crew that's been at it since 1979. We respond within 2 hours.
Buckshot General Contracting, family-owned since 1979. Headquartered at 621 N Sherman Ave, Suite B5, Madison, WI 53704, with a field office in Centerville, IA. Licensed in 24 states. WI Lic. DC-080900045. GAF Master Elite and BBB A+ accredited. Material options, repair versus replacement, and gutter handling depend on on-site conditions. Credentials and licensing current as of publication.