Water Between Gutter And Soffit

Many of the solid gutter covers are design to take advantage of this water characteristic.

Water between gutter and soffit.

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. When it rains water drips through the soffit and along the inside face of the fascia. Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia. If the water is coming from a leak between the gutter and the fascia it is very likely that this is a gutter problem and that the back of the gutter was not installed correctly.

A new roof is a huge project and one that has to be carefully balanced with the rest of the fixtures in and around your home. And it doesn t stop there. Incorrectly sized poorly adjusted or shoddily fastened gutters can lead to excess space between the gutter and roof which will lead to water falling in between. This picture shows the water dripping through but when it rains harder sometimes there s more.

Are you getting water behind your gutter. Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around. If the gutter is clogged some of that water will back up on the roof soaking it. How is water getting behind pvc fascia and dripping out the back of the soffit boards.

This video shows one of the reason why you can get water behind your gutter and some of th. Above it is solid plywood. 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. This is at the valley of an l shaped gabled roof.

Unfortunately it doesn t always work that way. My landlord just installed that aluminum soffit. 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. Water dripping from roof storage tank via gutter pipe into my garden.

Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. There is a small pipe that comes out at 90 degrees from my gutter on the roof at the back of my house. I ve noticed that most of. But occasionally someone makes a goof or you get a service expert that just isn t quite up to snuff.