Roof gutter leak problems part ii.
Water leak between gutter and fascia board.
This article describes additional problems with roof gutters that cause leaks and building water entry including backflowing gutters.
The water travels to places where it shouldn t be going most probably between the gutter and the fascia all the way down to the side of the house or straight into the ground.
Leaks between the gutter and fascia board and gutter installation errors poor support bad slope.
However a gutter apron is different from a drip edge because it hangs over the gutters and then angles back toward the house.
It goes without saying but it s integral that you check your gutters for leaks regularly or at least after a storm.
Rain gutters take a lot of abuse.
When it rains there are sections around my house where water leaks between the edge of the gutter and fascia board.
The gutter apron prevents water from ever reaching the soffit by leading water straight into the gutters.
This is happening in a number of places around the house and appears to be due to the limited tile overhang over the gutter 1cm with the water running back on the underside of the tile photos attached.
I have rainwater leaking from back of the soffit board where it joins the wall of the property.
Roof gutter leak causes and cures.
Water dripping down from fascia instead of gutter.
Hi all i have noticed with recent wet weather that there is some water leaking between the gutter and fascia board.
The fascia board could be rotted and the gutter hangers unable to hold the gutters firmly against the building.
When water drips between the fascia and the gutters the problem could be a compromised drip edge but it s also possible the gutters are overflowing.
Can anyone explain this for me and suggest a solution.
Carrying the water from the roof to gutter you will need to fit plastic support trays remove bottom row of tiles.
Dangers of a water leak.
I ve cleaned the gutters out and inspected for holes or rust but everything looks fine.
For gutters to work properly they must be properly sloped toward the downspouts and the roof must have a drip edge that clears the sides of the gutters closest to the house.
1 your roof sheets have a hole in them or your screws or nails or equivalent are not watertight anymore or 2 the more common reason is where roof sheets are cut too short or they don t overhang far enough into the gutter.
Rushing water during rainstorms exposure to weather extremes heavy loads of snow in the coldest climes clogs of fallen leaves and the general ravages of time.
Water leaking in behind the facia of your roof could be caused by a couple of things.
We explain the cause cure or prevention of sagging gutters and we explain how to notice.