Fascia Drip Edge Gutter

For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves.

Fascia drip edge gutter.

Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter. There was no way that the gutter installe was going to get the upper edge of the gutter behind the drip edge. Applied with metal and standing seam roofing an open hemmed drip edge will deter water from going upward as a result of capillary action and passing the drip edge metal.

Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home. If this slight overhang is too short water will drip behind the gutters leading to rotted roof sheathing and fascia stained siding and even soil erosion and a flooded basement. The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof.

Installing drip edge on a new roof or re roofing job. Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter. Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter.

It directs all the water away from the fascia and then into the gutter. The roofer installed the drip edge tight against the fascia. This works out. The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board.

Drip edge is applied on the edge of the house roof to filter out all the water from the roof system. It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof. The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter.