My practice in line with the manufacturer s advice is to overhang the shingles 1 2 to 1 inch over the eave starter on the eave s and to cut it flush with the eave starter on the rakes.
Over the shingle gutter hangers.
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But since we ve covered this edge with flashing just hold them level and drive the screws through the flashing and gutter back into the fascia.
The shingles should overhang into the gutter at least 1 in most cases.
Adding a gutter apron prevents the dripping.
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They work excellent under light rains but in heavy rains it s like the gutters aren t even there.
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By installing eave starter on the rake most water is diverted away from the fascia.
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You trade one problem cleaning the gutters for another foundation leaks and landscape wash out.
Installing a slide gutter flashing under the shingles and over the back edge of the gutter will prevent water from running behind your gutters which can cause your fascia to rot and deteriorate over time.
The edge of the shingles should hang over a roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed.
You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them.
Here phil explains how much overhang a roof should have at the gutter.
The edge of the shingles should hang over the edge of the roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed and in most cases it should be.
Knowledgeable roofers will install shingles at just the right overhang for your roof type.
Gutters should be hung where a straight edge laying on your roof shingles can easily extend over the front lip of the gutter this is the proper installment location for the high point of the gutter.
In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right underneath the roof shingles instead.
Too little can allow water to seep into rake or fascia boards.
The hangers are designed to slip over the back edge of the gutter.
The gutter apron will prevent you from slipping the hangers over the back edge of the gutter as intended.
