Water Running Behind Gutter

When the roof shingles do not extend past the metal drip edge the water will suck back on the metal drip edge this is called capillary action and run behind your gutters.

Water running behind gutter.

Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters. Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. If you re not closely attuned to the behavior of your home s water drainage system you may not notice this occurrence. The reason water flows behind gutters is a combination of a few things.

Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around. One main cause is simply not having enough overhang on the roof edging or the roof covering itself. If the gutter is clogged some of that water will back up on the roof soaking it. This can be frustrating and also creates a dangerous situation on porch steps during freez.

Therefore when the water goes over the edge of your roof it will stay attracted to the surface of the drip edge and run behind the gutter. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia. Water gets behind the gutter if water is dripping behind your gutter it s probably because it was installed without any flashing over the back of the gutter.

The gutter apron will prevent the dripping. And it doesn t stop there. Unfortunately it doesn t always work that way. This does not allow the water to be carried far enough out.

Capillary action is when the molecules in a liquid have a greater attraction to the surface of a solid than they do to each other while traveling along that surface. Drip strip is designed to fill the gap between the bottom of the drip edge and the top of the gutter to insure the water will flow into the gutter preventing any damage to your fascia or.