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- Licence RBQ:5697-7788-01
Cossette Roofing repairs and replaces rotted fascia board and clads it in factory-finished aluminum on homes, condominiums, and commercial buildings across Gatineau, Ottawa, and the Outaouais. Fascia is the vertical board at the roof edge that carries the eavestroughs — when it softens from water exposure, gutters sag, hangers pull loose, and water gets into the roof edge. Cossette has rebuilt roof edges across the National Capital Region since 2005 and holds RBQ License 5697-7788-01.
Free on-site evaluation and written estimate — call 819-777-7177.
Fascia is the long vertical board that caps the ends of the rafters along the roof edge — the surface your eavestroughs are screwed into and the trim line you see from the street. It closes the roof edge against wind-driven rain and pests, provides the fastening base for the gutter system, and supports the bottom edge of the roofline where the drip edge directs water into the trough.
Fascia fails from water it was never supposed to see. When an eavestrough leaks at a seam, slopes the wrong way, or overflows with ice, the water runs down the back of the trough and soaks into the fascia board behind it — season after season. In this region’s freeze-thaw cycle that moisture also freezes inside the wood, which splits paint, opens joints, and accelerates rot. By the time the paint peels or the gutter sags, the board behind it is usually already soft. The load makes it worse. An eavestrough full of snow and ice is heavy, and every kilogram of that hangs off screws driven into the fascia. Softened wood cannot hold the hangers, which is why a sagging gutter and a rotten fascia are almost always the same problem — and why Cossette treats them as one repair, not two trades.
Repair or replace fascia when the board is soft, the paint is peeling along the roofline, or the eavestrough is pulling away — all three mean water is already in the wood. A Cossette estimator checks for:
Small, isolated damage can sometimes be cut out and repaired. Once rot has spread along a run or the hangers no longer hold, section replacement is the honest fix — patching a board that is failing along its length buys a season at most.
It depends on how far the water has gotten. Isolated damage can be repaired; widespread rot means replacement; and in either case, cladding the finished board in aluminum is what stops the cycle from starting again.
A spot repair splices sound wood into an isolated damaged area and suits one-off damage like an impact or a single leak point. Section replacement removes full lengths of rotted board and is the right call once rot has spread or the gutter hangers no longer hold. Aluminum cladding — also called fascia capping — wraps the board in factory-finished aluminum so water never reaches the wood again; the finish is colour-stable, never needs painting, and does not rust in a climate of road salt and freeze-thaw.
| Spot repair | Section replacement | Aluminum cladding (capping) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Cut out a small damaged area and splice in sound wood | Remove and replace full lengths of rotted fascia board | Wrap sound (or newly replaced) board in factory-finished aluminum |
| When it fits | Damage is isolated — one impact point, one short stretch | Rot has spread along a run or hangers no longer hold | Board is sound; goal is permanent weather protection and zero painting |
| Lifespan | Extends the board’s life; repainting still required | New wood, protected properly, lasts decades | Finish is colour-stable and never needs painting |
| Typical pairing | Standalone | Usually paired with eavestrough re-hang | Standard finish on every Cossette fascia job |
Every job is quoted as a complete roof-edge repair, not a board swap:
Call 819-777-7177 or request a quote online. An estimator probes the full roofline for soft wood, checks how far rot has travelled, and identifies the water source that caused it.
You receive a written estimate covering the lengths to be repaired or replaced, the cladding colour, any eavestrough re-hang required, and how the work coordinates with soffit or roofing. No hidden fees.
Rotted board comes out, sound lumber goes in, and the finished fascia is clad in aluminum with the drip edge and gutter line rebuilt in the correct sequence.
The crew confirms the gutter is secure on the new board, checks the trim lines, and clears every offcut and fastener from the property before leaving.
Because fascia problems start above the fascia. The board rots when the drip edge, shingle starter course, or eavestrough above it sends water the wrong way — and a trim carpenter or gutter-only crew can replace the board without ever fixing why it failed. Cossette diagnoses the roof edge as one assembly and is responsible for the roof above it, so the repair addresses the cause, not just the symptom.
Cossette repairs and replaces fascia across the National Capital Region from two offices: 14 Rue Buteau, Gatineau, QC J8Z 1X4 and 201-117 Murray Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5M5. Because the company is licensed and insured for work on both sides of the Ottawa River, property owners get the same crew and the same coverage regardless of province.
Not sure whether you are in the service area? Call 819-777-7177 and Cossette will confirm before scheduling an estimate.
The fascia is the vertical board that runs along the roof edge, capping the rafter ends. It is the surface the eavestroughs are fastened to and the trim line visible from the street. It seals the roof edge and carries the weight of the gutter system.
Yes, when the damage is isolated. A short stretch of soft or damaged wood can be cut out and spliced with sound lumber. Once rot has spread along a run or the gutter hangers no longer hold, section replacement is the reliable fix.
Fascia capping wraps the wooden fascia board in factory-finished aluminum so water never reaches the wood. The aluminum does not rust, the finish is colour-stable, and it never needs painting — which is why it is the standard finish on Cossette fascia work in this climate.
Usually yes, along the sections being replaced. The eavestrough is fastened to the fascia, so it is taken down, the board is repaired or replaced, and the trough is re-hung on the new wood with hidden hangers at proper spacing — which also fixes the sag caused by the failed board.
Almost always because the fascia behind it has softened. Gutter screws and spikes hold in sound wood; once water has rotted the board, the fasteners back out under snow and ice load. Re-fastening into rotten wood fails again quickly — the fascia has to be repaired first.
Water running behind the eavestrough instead of into it — from a leaking seam, wrong slope, ice backup, or a failed drip edge. In the Outaouais freeze-thaw cycle that trapped moisture also freezes inside the wood, splitting paint and accelerating rot.
The cost depends on how many linear feet are affected, the number of storeys, whether the eavestrough needs to be re-hung, and whether soffit is being done at the same time. Cossette provides a free, no-obligation written estimate for every project in Gatineau, Ottawa, and the Outaouais. Call 819-777-7177.
When both show damage, yes. They meet along the same roofline and share the same trim channels, so replacing them together means one setup, one colour match, and a roof edge rebuilt as one assembly. If only the fascia has failed, it can be done on its own.
In this climate, aluminum over sound wood. The wood provides the structure the gutters fasten into, and the aluminum cladding keeps water off it permanently. Aluminum does not rust despite road salt and freeze-thaw, and the baked finish never needs repainting.
Yes. Gaps at the fascia line — especially where it meets the soffit — are a common entry point for squirrels, birds, and wasps. Replacing the damaged board and sealing the fascia-soffit junction closes the roof edge off.
Yes. Cossette Roofing holds RBQ License 5697-7788-01 issued by the Régie du bâtiment du Québec, has been BBB-accredited since August 2020, and carries full liability insurance on all work. The company has operated in Gatineau, Ottawa, and the Outaouais since 2005
Call 819-777-7177 or request a quote at toiturescossette.ca. A Cossette estimator visits the property, probes the roofline for soft wood, identifies the water source, and provides a detailed written estimate with no obligation.
Fascia is the board your eavestroughs hang on, and it rots from water the gutter was supposed to carry away. Peeling paint along the roofline, soft wood, and a sagging trough all mean the board is already failing — and re-screwing a gutter into rotten wood only buys a season. Cossette Roofing repairs the board, fixes the water source that killed it, clads it in aluminum, and re-hangs the trough — one crew, one assembly, RBQ-licensed since 2005.
Book your free on-site evaluation: call 819-777-7177 or request a quote at toiturescossette.ca.
Cossette Roofing is located at 14 Buteau Street, Gatineau, QC J8Z 1X4 and at 201-117 Murray Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5M5. We serve Gatineau, Hull, Aylmer, Ottawa, Kanata, Orléans, Embrun, Clarence-Rockland, Cornwall and the entire Outaouais region.
819-777-7177
info@toiturescossette.ca
819-777-7177
5697-7788-01
Cossette Roofing offers free, no-obligation quotes for all residential and commercial roofing projects in Gatineau, Ottawa, and the Outaouais region. Fill out the form below or call 819-777-7177. Email: info@toiturescossette.ca