What you need to do is to extend those roof shingles into the gutter.
How shingles overlap gutter.
Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home.
And you re going to slip underneath some flashing.
Here are 10 of the most frequently seen roofing mistakes.
How to lay shingles.
The shingles appear to have been installed such that they cover almost half of the gutter.
For outside corners measure from corner to corner.
I just had a new roof put on my house.
Now with the new roof on i have trouble getting my hand in the gutter.
Measure the total run of the gutter length you need.
A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter.
My gutters have a plastic mesh cover with an aluminum rail that runs the lenght of the gutter to support the mesh.
Keeping a solid roofing layer of shingles is an important way to avoid water damage and.
Many do it yourselfers make this mistake before they even begin.
And you re lifting up the edges of those shingles at the bottom of the roof edge.
Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof.
Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.
I didn t have this problem before.
So because there s not a magic potion that will do that the way to fix this is to get a flat bar and that s a very thin pry bar.
However a roofing project that is characterized by shoddy or amateur workmanship can lead to higher costs in the long run.
The contractor said the old.
Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft.
If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap.
Putting a new roof onto a home is an expensive but necessary cost for homeowners.
Shingles protect sloping rooftops from the effects of rain snow and hail while providing an attractive crown for the house.
In one area i cut the shingles back a bit so i could see inside the gutter.
To this total.
If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches.
In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right underneath the roof shingles instead.
The gutter apron will prevent the dripping.
It looks like this would work but it would be a real pain to.
I m not a roof expert but i knew my old roof well.
This will leave room for the inside box miter.
It was a complete removal of old shingles with new drip edge freeze guard etc.
Starter shingles installed incorrectly or not at all.
