The roofline is one of the most important areas to protect the home from the weather and ensuring the buildings wall cavity is watertight. It is and generalised term that is used to describe elements such as fascia boards, soffits, bargeboards and guttering that all forms the frontage below the roof.
Soffits bridge the gap between the wall and the projecting edge of the roofline, often known as the eaves.
Barge boards are the boards fastened to the projecting gables of a roof, running up to the apex of the gable
Roof cladding is a durable layer of material which makes up the external surface of the roof. The material needs to be weatherproof, fireproof and insulate against temperature changes.
Gutters catch rainwater running off the pitched roof and convey it, by means of downpipes, to underground cavities called soakaways, where it disperses.