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Irish Oak
Fascia & Soffit Boards
A light, natural oak finish for rooflines that need to match modern oak-effect windows and doors
Why Irish Oak Is the Right Call
Irish Oak is the colour you fit when the windows are already Irish Oak. It's become one of the most common foils on new windows and composite doors over the last ten years – a paler, more natural oak than the old Golden Oak, with a greyer undertone and a grain that reads as sawn timber rather than varnish. Put Golden Oak fascia above Irish Oak windows and it looks orange by comparison. Put Irish Oak up and the whole elevation reads as one job.
It suits render and pale brick particularly well, which is why you see so much of it on newer estates and barn-style conversions. On a refurbishment where the joinery has already gone to Irish Oak, it's the finish that makes the roofline look like it was done at the same time.
The colour is a foiled woodgrain, not paint, so 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.
✔ The natural match for Irish Oak windows, doors and conservatories
✔ Light, natural oak grain – paler and cooler than Golden Oak
✔ Suits render, pale brick and new-build elevations
✔ Colour-stable foiled finish – no repainting required
✔ Matching Eurocell soffits, trims and fixings in the same Irish Oak
Eurocell Irish Oak Range
Strong, installer-trusted fascia and soffits with a natural Irish Oak woodgrain finish, colour-matched across the whole range so the corners, joints and soffit are the same oak as the board.
A note on lead time. Irish Oak is a special foil rather than a stock colour, so most branches bring it in rather than holding it on the shelf. Allow 3–10 working days.
What You Need to Order for an Irish 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 Irish 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
Irish Oak Fascia & Soffit Board – Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What sizes are available in Irish Oak fascia boards?
We stock 150mm, 175mm, 200mm, 225mm and 250mm as single boards, plus a 450mm double board for deeper overhangs. If you are capping over sound existing timber rather than replacing it, the capping board runs from 150mm to 250mm with 350mm and 450mm doubles, all in the same Irish Oak.
Q2: Is Irish Oak the same as Golden Oak?
No, and it is the most common mistake on a roofline order. Golden Oak is warmer and more amber. Irish Oak is lighter, with a cooler, greyer undertone and a more natural sawn grain. If your windows are Irish Oak, order Irish Oak fascia – Golden Oak will look noticeably orange next to them.
Q3: Will Irish Oak match my existing windows?
Usually very closely. Irish Oak became a standard foil across most UK window manufacturers, so the tone is consistent between makers in a way older colours weren't. If the windows are more than ten years old or from an unusual supplier, hold a sample against them before you order a full roofline.
Q4: Why is there a lead time on Irish Oak?
It is a special foil rather than a stock colour. Eurocell make the full range in it, but most branches order it in against your job rather than carry it on the shelf, so allow 3–10 working days. Ordering the whole elevation in one go means one delivery rather than several waits.
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 Irish Oak?
Yes, and it is all Eurocell so it is the same Irish 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, plus Irish Oak polytop pins and nails.