Timber repairs in Folkestone and the surrounding patch.

What's covered

• Fascia and soffit patches - rotten sections cut out and spliced with matched treated timber
• Sash-window sill splice, epoxy fill on small voids, three-coat coastal-grade exterior paint (see sash window maintenance on Leas villas)
• Closeboard fence board-by-board replacement where individual boards have split or rotted
• Villa and terrace porch timber - hood, cheeks, base plates - matched species and profile
• Bargeboard, corbel and finial repair on period gable ends
• Old-timber-frame repair on non-structural elements (frame movement flagged for a structural engineer, not handyman scope)

Pricing

Fascia and soffit patch on a standard bay: £180-240 including matched treated timber. Sash-window sill splice (single window, including three-coat paint): £220-380. Closeboard board replacement: £8-14 per board. Porch timber quoted individually.

Folkestone-specific notes

Listed-frontage rules. On listed Leas villas, like-for-like repair with matched timber does not need Listed Building Consent. Changing profile, changing species, or replacing rather than repairing may. Flagged at quote stage - not skipping the paperwork saves you trouble on the sale side later.

Salt-laden air ages timber faster. The cheapest option is treated softwood from a builder's merchant. On a seafront or Leas-facing elevation, the right option is unsorted redwood or accoya - closer to the original stock, longer working life against salt spray, quieter under paint. I quote both and let you choose.