Water Leaking Between Gutter And Fascia

Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia.

Water leaking between gutter and fascia.

I had a look and think the problem is due to flashing being receded. As i only moved in recently i don t know how long fascia and flashing were installed. 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. If water is dripping behind your gutter it s probably because it was installed without any flashing over the back of the gutter.

On some homes water tends to drip behind the gutters down the fascia and soffit and then either down the side of the house or straight to the ground. If you re not closely attuned to the behavior of your home s water drainage system you may not notice this occurrence. Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface. Water leaking in behind the facia of your roof could be caused by a couple of things.

Over time rain gutters often start to pull away from the roof allowing water to drip over the gutter sides or between the gutters and the walls. Video of the day volume 0. When water drips between the fascia and the gutters the problem could be a compromised drip edge but it s also possible the gutters are overflowing. The fascia itself is upvc not wood thank god.

Gutters are supposed to direct water away from your roof and into the ground. Assuming the gutters have the correct slope the main reason for overflows is that the gutters are full of debris and need to be cleaned. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter.

The gutter apron will prevent the dripping. There doesn t seem to have water in the loft so there is no leak. Damage to the roof and fascia. For example most ranch style homes have a 3 12 or 4 12 pitch roof.

It s a bungalow so quite easy to access. Usually this is due to gutter fasteners rusting. Unfortunately it doesn t always work that way.