Water Getting Behind Gutter

Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters.

Water getting 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. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. My gutters are leaking from behind. The extra thickness of the vinyl.

Rainwater leaking from a gutter ends up behind siding and causes a wall to rot. Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. 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. There are a few elements that come into play that cause water to run behind the gutter.

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. Unfortunately it doesn t always work that way. The fascia itself is upvc not wood thank god. The gutter apron will prevent the dripping.

Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia. 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. And it doesn t stop there. 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. At some point in the past an owner had vinyl siding installed over old siding.