Water Dripping From Behind Gutter

Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around.

Water dripping from behind gutter.

This video shows one of the reason why you can get water behind your gutter and some of th. And it doesn t stop there. Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia. Ever wonder why that is.

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 water is dripping behind your gutter it s probably because it was installed without any flashing over the back of the gutter. Usually this is due to gutter fasteners rusting. 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.

How do i solve the problem. If the under felt has receded and the felt is not running into the guttering carrying the water from the roof to gutter you will need to fit plastic support trays remove bottom row of tiles fit support tray under existing felt and into gutter this will cure your problem. 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 are a few elements that come into play that cause water to run behind the gutter. 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. Many of the solid gutter covers are design to take advantage of this water characteristic.

For example most ranch style homes have a 3 12 or 4 12 pitch roof. Left long enough the water runoff will cause damage to the roof shingles as well as your home s facade. If you re not closely attuned to the behavior of your home s water drainage system you may not notice this occurrence.