But what happens when your roof s gutters become worn out or cracked or clogged.
Leaking tile roof by facia.
What it costs a new 3 250 square foot roof can range from 6 500 to more than 20 000.
There doesn t seem to have water in the loft so there is no leak.
It will protect part of the fascia and also the roof deck but it won t actually direct the water into the gutters.
When water flows off the edge of your roof some of it clings to the underside of the shingles and dribbles toward the fascia.
Sometimes the top edge of the roof is leaking and that can cause rotten fascia and occasionally rotten soffits.
Silva brothers crew member garrett deblois takes a prybar to 22 year old asphalt roof shingles at the manchester by the sea project house which had begun to leak.
Leaks frequently occur near the connection pieces of the super gutter as a result of corrosion.
Then reshingle sliding metal step flashing behind the fascia board the trim behind the gutter.
Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.
If the water is dripping between the fascia and the soffit or only from the soffit this is a good indicator that the leak is coming from your roof.
Leaks near the roof of the house are the most difficult to isolate.
1 your roof sheets have a hole in them or your screws or nails or equivalent are not watertight anymore or.
As i only moved in recently i don t know how long fascia and flashing were installed.
The gutters then direct the water to a downspout allowing the water to run down until it reaches the ground.
It s a bungalow so quite easy to access.
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.
A drip edge fits under the shingles and over the edge of the trim.
Fascia drip edge roofing materials connection type size and pattern of bolts all factor in to roof leak issues.
This should cover the most leak prone areas.
I had a look and think the problem is due to flashing being receded.
The fascia itself is upvc not wood thank god.
Eventually the fascia soffits and even the roof sheathing will rot.
It should overlap another piece of ice and water barrier laid below all the way down to the roof edge.
Your leak is a gutter problem if there is a clear issue with an element of the gutter system or definite water coming from the gutters end caps downspout or gutter seams etc.
There are several signs that point towards the need for replacing the fascia on your roof.
Water leaking between gutter and fascia when there is rain the water is expected to roll down the roof and into the gutters.
A key sign is if there are soft patches in the wood as this is a sign of rotting and could eventually lead to holes forming.