Fascia Drip Edge Gutter

Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in.

Fascia drip edge gutter.

Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter. The roofer installed the drip edge tight against the fascia. Installing drip edge on a new roof or re roofing job. It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof.

Drip edge is applied on the edge of the house roof to filter out all the water from the roof system. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in.

This works out. 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. Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter. It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home. Utilized on low incline roofs l shape drip edges are situated on the roof deck and atop the fascia board. The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters.

The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board. 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. The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. 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.

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