He said that the gutters ahould go over the flange of the drip edge i e the drip edge would be between the gutter and the soffit.
Do gutters go under or over drip edge.
This style of drip edge is an older and style and not used much anymore.
If the gutter is lower than the bottom edge of the drip edge install flashing behind the drip edge and over the back edge of the gutter to remove the gap.
I d suggest that you bend the outer edge down until water drips properly from the outer edge.
This will eventually damage the fascia board and may cause roof leaks.
The same goes for drip edge if you put drip edge on top of the underlayment water will flow right under the drip edge and onto the fascia board.
While on the other hand a drip edge is installed to the trim and usually hangs directly behind the back of the gutter.
Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter installing drip edge on a new roof or re roofing job.
As a matter of fact this is not the type of drip edge you would use if you do have gutters.
It is put under the shingles of an attic to flow water directly into the gutter.
Does the gutter go under over or behind a drip edge.
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T style drip edge is designed to carry water away from the home and doesn t require gutters.
The roofer installed the drip edge tight against the fascia.
He says that this could let the water get back under the edge and onto the roof deck.
The drip edge not only safeguards you from potential damages but it also preserves the appearance of your roof.
T style or type d drip edge.
There was no way that the gutter installe was going to get the upper edge of the gutter behind the drip edge.
The drip edge should cause water to drip from its outer edge not roll under and drip from its bottom.
A gutter apron is used where shingles are not far enough from the edge of the gutter.
In fact if the gutter is longer than 15 feet or so it s no possible to maintain proper gutter slope and still have the drip edge overlap.
The gutter is installed right under the drip edge which is tilted purposely.
But everything i ve read here says that the gutter should be under the drip edge.
