Water Getting Behind Gutter

My gutters are leaking from behind.

Water getting behind gutter.

Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around. Water dripping down from fascia instead of gutter there is water dripping down from fascia when it rains. At some point in the past an owner had vinyl siding installed over old siding. And it doesn t stop there.

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. The extra thickness of the vinyl. This can be frustrating and also creates a dangerous situation on porch steps during freez. There are a few elements that come into play that cause water to run behind the gutter.

The gutter apron will prevent the dripping. It s a bungalow so quite easy to access. Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. 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.

Rainwater leaking from a gutter ends up behind siding and causes a wall to rot. 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. Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia.

If the gutter is clogged some of that water will back up on the roof soaking it. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter.