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Golden Oak
Fascia & Soffit Boards
Warm oak-effect roofline, matched right through from board to trim
What Golden Oak Does for a House
Golden Oak is the warm one. Against red brick it picks up the same tones and settles in; against buff render or a painted elevation it gives the roofline a bit of character without shouting about it. White fascia disappears and anthracite makes a statement — Golden Oak does the thing in between, which is why it's been going on houses for thirty years and hasn't dated the way sharper colours do.
It's also the obvious answer where the windows and doors are already oak-effect. Plenty of houses have had those frames twenty years and they're still perfectly sound — it's the fascia and soffit that have gone. Golden Oak puts the roofline back in step with joinery that's got years left in it.
Because the colour comes from a foiled woodgrain rather than paint, it holds its tone year after year with no sanding, no re-oiling and no annual look at the ladder. Once it's fitted, it's done.
✔ Warm honey-amber grain that reads as light, seasoned oak
✔ Softer on the eye than white, warmer than grey or black
✔ Sits naturally with oak-effect windows and doors where you have them
✔ Suits red brick, buff render and painted elevations alike
✔ Colour-stable foiled finish — no repainting required
✔ Matching Eurocell soffits, trims and fixings in the same Golden Oak
Eurocell Golden Oak Range
Strong, installer-trusted fascia and soffits with a warm Golden Oak woodgrain finish. A softer alternative to white or grey on brick and render, and the straightforward match where the windows and doors are already oak-effect.
What You Need to Order for a Golden Oak Roofline
Start with the fascia. If the timber behind is rotten or you're on a new roof, you want full replacement board — 18mm, fixed straight to the rafter ends, strong enough to carry the guttering with nothing behind it. If the existing timber is sound and you just want it to look right, capping board goes over the top at roughly half the cost.
Then the soffit, which is the underside. Hollow soffit spans an open eaves gap on its own. Flat soffit is thinner and needs something solid behind it. Vented soffit has the slots moulded in for the 10mm air gap the roof needs to breathe at the eaves. Most jobs use one of the first two along the run, with vented board wherever ventilation is required.
Then the bits people forget when they order. A joint trim for every board join on a run over 5m. An external corner for every outward turn and an internal corner for every inward one — walk the elevation and count them, because the internals are the ones that get missed. A 135° corner if you've got a splayed bay. Starter trim along the wall, joint trim between soffit boards, a finial on each exposed board end, and a box of colour-matched polytop nails.
✔ Full trade range from 150mm to 450mm, plus double boards for deep overhangs
✔ Matching hollow, flat and vented soffit in the same Golden Oak
✔ Corners, joints, trims and finials all colour-matched
✔ 5m lengths, so fewer joints on a standard run
✔ Send us the measurements and we'll put the list together for you
Golden Oak Fascia & Soffit Board – Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What sizes are available in Golden Oak fascia boards?
We stock 150mm, 175mm, 200mm, 225mm and 250mm as single boards, plus 350mm and 450mm double boards for deeper overhangs. If you are capping over sound existing timber rather than replacing it, the capping board runs from 150mm to 250mm as a single, with 350mm and 450mm doubles.
Q2: What is the difference between Golden Oak, Light Oak and Irish Oak?
This is the one that catches people out. Golden Oak is the warm honey-amber foil that has been a standard woodgrain on uPVC since the nineties, and it is what most people mean when they say "oak effect". Light Oak is generally the same finish under a different name. Irish Oak is a distinct foil — more orange and more rustic in the grain — and it will not pass as a match for Golden Oak on the same elevation. If your windows are woodgrain and you are not sure which, hold a sample against them before ordering a full roofline.
Q3: Will Golden Oak match my existing woodgrain windows?
Usually very closely — Golden Oak is a long-standing standard foil, so most oak-effect frames are in the same family. Foils do vary slightly between manufacturers though, so if your windows came from a different maker it is worth checking a sample against them in daylight before committing to a full roofline.
Q4: Does Golden Oak fade in the sun?
No. The colour comes from a foil laminated to the board rather than a paint film, and it is specified for UK UV exposure. South-facing elevations hold their tone as well as any other aspect, with no repainting. Lighter foils like Golden Oak also run cooler than dark greys and blacks in direct sun, so there is less thermal movement in the board over its life.
Q5: What is the difference between hollow, flat and vented soffit?
Hollow soffit has internal ribs and spans an open eaves gap on its own. Flat soffit is thinner and needs backing timber or a short span. Vented soffit has moulded slots giving a continuous 10mm air gap where the roof needs to breathe at the eaves. Most jobs use hollow or flat along the run with vented board where ventilation is required.
Q6: Are matching trims and accessories available in Golden Oak?
Yes, and it is all Eurocell so it is the same Golden Oak throughout. Hollow soffit in 300mm, flat soffit from 100mm to 400mm, and vented soffit in 150mm, 200mm and 300mm. External and internal corners, 135 degree corners for splayed bays, fascia joint trims, soffit starter and joint trims and roofline finials complete the job.
Q7: Is the board Golden Oak on both sides?
No — the foil is applied to a white board, so the face is Golden Oak and the reverse is white. On a normal roofline that never shows. It only matters where a board is visible from both sides, such as an open porch soffit or a freestanding canopy, so check that before you order.