MEANING
A flat board or band along a roof edge, often covering rafter ends and carrying a gutter.
Use it for
roof-edge wear; repairs; rain drainagePinpoint a damaged roof edge without describing the whole roof as rotten.
Words that belong together
- rotting fascia
- replace the fascia
- timber fascia
On the page
The gutter sagged where the fascia had rotted.
He painted the fascia white to match the window frames.
A starling pulled straw from a gap behind the roof's fascia.
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Word forms
- Base
- fascia
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Architectural sense, not connective tissue; do not confuse the vertical edge board with the underside soffit. Count noun: fascias in building usage.
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