Fascia, drip edge and trim, in copper or wrapped aluminum.

On a copper job the fascia and trim are copper too, or the gutter sits against painted wood and the whole point is lost. Copper fascia, copper drip edge, copper corner and rake trim: all bent on the brake at the house to the profile of that particular edge. It patinas with the gutter and the whole roofline ages as one piece. The Metamora log home on the home page is fascia and trim throughout, and a 16″ Corten rust wall tying it together.

On a painted house the same job is done in aluminum. Fascia wrap covers the wood board so it never needs paint again, soffit panels vent the attic and close the underside of the eave, and the gutter hangs on a clean, straight, maintenance-free edge. It is the sensible thing to do at the same time as new gutters, because the gutters come down once and go up once.

Rotten fascia gets replaced before it gets wrapped. Wrapping bad wood hides the problem for exactly as long as it takes the hangers to pull out.