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.
Gap between shingles and gutter.
If water gets trapped.
Home centers sell rolls of 6 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.
Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in.
While you can buy gutter flashings by the foot an entire package is typically 12 feet long and has a dimension of 2 3 inches.
This can be frustrating and also creates a dangerous situation on porch steps during freez.
The roof decking is left slightly shorter than the rafter ends creating a gap between the roof and the gutter.
In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right underneath the roof shingles instead.
Main goal is to keep out critters and cover the exposed areas some solutions i thought of we retrofit drip edge challenge is.
If you don t seal them properly water can run off the roof and into your home.
Fascia boards attach to rafter ends along the roof line.
Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in.
Gutters should be hung where a straight edge laying on your roof shingles can easily extend over the front lip of the gutter this is the proper installment location for the high point of the gutter.
They are pre cut to fit over the gutter and under the shingles for easy installation.
Although covered by a layer of shingles this gap extends the full roof line of your home and is an ideal place for wildlife specifically squirrels to enter.
Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters.
Home centers sell rolls of 6 in.
I don t have gap all around just in some areas.
How to seal fascia gaps in a roof.
I have gutters all the way around shingles overhang 1 1 5 get good flow to gutters.