Does Rain Gutter Go Behind Drip Edge

Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters.

Does rain gutter go behind drip edge.

This can be frustrating and also creates a dangerous situation on porch steps during freez. Being a manufacturer of roof edgings and an installer of gutters i know first hand it s not always possible to get the gutter behind the drip. 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. There was no way that the gutter installe was going to get the upper edge of the gutter behind the drip edge.

Capillary action is a water activity in which water adheres to a surface and follow the surface around. Does the gutter go under over or behind a drip edge. A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter. The other element is if the gutter is not installed behind the drip edge it creates an air gap between the top of the gutter and the bottom of the drip edge which allows a place for the water to go.

The drip edge further diverts it into the gutter. Installing drip edge on a new roof or re roofing job. During installation the gutter is usually at the opposite end of the downspout but it will go up behind the drip edge by the time you align the gutter and get to the other end where the downspout is situated. If you are installing a roof system drip edges and gutter aprons play the main role.

We can also relate it to gutter systems. Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter. If not installed properly this will impact the effectiveness of your whole gutter systems.