How Much Does Soffit, Fascia and Eavestrough Replacement Cost in Toronto?

On most Toronto homes, new soffit and fascia runs $3,000 to $9,000. A full eavestrough replacement runs $2,000 to $4,800. Doing both on a small bungalow can come in around $5,000 all in. A large two-storey with lots of corners can push past $13,000.

That's the short answer. Now the part that matters more in October: why waiting until January turns those numbers into bigger ones.

What moves the price up or down

• Footage and height. A bungalow with four straight runs is a fast job. A two-storey needs more setup and more time on ladders and staging.
• Material. Aluminum is the standard. Steel costs more but takes a hit better. Wood fascia is where budgets bleed, because rotten wood gets replaced, not covered over.
• Sectional vs one-piece gutters. Sectional is cheaper at the start. Every seam is a future leak. One-piece runs cost more up front and give you fewer places for water to get out.
• What we find when the old fascia comes off. Rotten sheathing or rafter tails behind the fascia can't be priced from the ground. It adds lumber and labour.
• Removal and disposal. Old aluminum, old nails, old debris. It's part of every quote we give.

Why fall is the window

Here's the chain we see every winter. Leaves clog the trough. Water sits and freezes. Ice builds up at the eave and dams. Meltwater backs up under the shingles and behind the fascia. By March the fascia is soft, the soffit is stained, and sometimes there's water working down the foundation wall.

Fixing that after the fact is not cheap. Roof repairs from ice damage sit in the $5,500 to $12,000 range. Basement waterproofing starts around $4,000 and can hit $12,000. The exterior fix that prevents it is a few thousand now against five figures in spring repairs. That's the honest math.

Signs it actually needs replacing, not just cleaning

• The trough pulls away from the fascia or slopes back toward the house
• Rust streaks or drips at the seams and end caps
• Peeling paint or soft spots on the fascia board
• Water stains on the soffit, or birds and squirrels getting in
• Ice dams or big icicles along the eave last winter

What a proper quote includes

Whether it's us or someone else, the quote should list the total linear footage of trough, fascia and soffit. It should name the material and gauge and the gutter size, 5-inch or 6-inch. It should count the downspouts and say where the water discharges. It should cover removal and disposal. And it should state what happens if rot turns up behind the fascia, so you're not surprised by an extra line halfway through.

If one quote comes in way under all the others, it's usually missing one of those lines. Ask which one.

The tradeoffs, stated plainly

Fall is a busy season for exterior work. We've been at this in Toronto since 1979, and October fills fast. If you call late in the season, you might be waiting on a warm enough day for caulking to cure properly, which can mean a spring slot.

And sometimes replacement isn't the answer. If your troughs are straight and solid, a good cleaning and a look at the downspouts is the better buy. We say so when it is. We'd rather do the small job right and be the crew you call for the big one.

One more: leaf guards are not magic. Good ones cut down the cleaning, not the checking. Under big maples, everything needs a look every couple of years.

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