Rain Dripping Behind Gutters

A gutter apron is similar to a drip edge in that it fits under the shingles and protects the roof deck.

Rain dripping behind gutters.

The question of why are my gutters dripping is a common one and one that we re asked daily. Rain gutters take a lot of abuse. Gutter flashings are typically installed beneath the roofline and inside the gutters themselves. Being a manufacturer of roof edgings and an installer of gutters i know first hand it s not always possible to get the gutter behind the drip.

This helped with part of the water but there is still a small amount of water during each. The other element is if the gutter is not installed behind the drip edge it creates an air gap between the top of the gutter and the bottom of the drip edge which allows a place for the water to go. 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. 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.

Whenever it rains some water drips from underneath the gutter and also near the fascia board along the front of my house. Water leaking in behind the facia of your roof could be caused by a couple of things. 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. 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.

However a gutter apron is different from a drip edge because it hangs over the gutters and then angles. Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around. With that in mind let s take a look at the five most common causes of leaky gutters. Using a drip edge will only solve part of the problem because water will continue to run down the side of the house behind the gutters.