Water Getting Behind Gutter

The fascia itself is upvc not wood thank god.

Water getting behind gutter.

It s a bungalow so quite easy to access. 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. This can be frustrating and also creates a dangerous situation on porch steps during freez. The first cause is when the roofing material is installed many roofers will not extend the roofing material past the roof edging or drip edge.

A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Rainwater leaking from a gutter ends up behind siding and causes a wall to rot. There are a few elements that come into play that cause water to run behind the gutter. My gutters are leaking from behind.

At some point in the past an owner had vinyl siding installed over old siding. Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters. Unfortunately it doesn t always work that way. Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around.

And it doesn t stop there. Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. Water dripping down from fascia instead of gutter there is water dripping down from fascia when it rains. The extra thickness of the vinyl.

When it rains water is supposed to roll down the side of your roof and into your gutters through the gutters to a downspout into the downspout and away from your home s foundation. The gutter apron will prevent the dripping.