Fascia Drip Edge Gutter

Drip edge is applied on the edge of the house roof to filter out all the water from the roof system.

Fascia drip edge gutter.

Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof.

There was no way that the gutter installe was going to get the upper edge of the gutter behind the drip edge. Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter. The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board. It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

The roofer installed the drip edge tight against the fascia. Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter. 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 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 lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. It directs all the water away from the fascia and then into the gutter. For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves.

The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter. Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home.

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.