When it rains the water runs off the shingles and down the drip guard and spills half of it in the gutter and the other half behind the gutter on to the facia.
Can I just lift the shingles and pull it out so it is a little more above the gutter and not the back lip of the gutter. Or can I use something like Permasheild gutter guards, that would pretty much negate the operation of the drip guard and guide the water into the gutter. Am I on the right track.?
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If you're drip edge was installed properly, it will be nailed to the sheathing and you will not be able to pull it out. I think you're best bet would be to buy some flashing stock, possbly cutting it in half, and doing your best to slip it behind the drip edge and over the lap in the gutter. You might have to notch in some places for the gutter supports.
Jon Blakemore
Thanks. I'll probably end up doing just that.
I had the same problem, and soon discovered the gutter guy had put the gutters over the top of the drip edge, instead of underneath it.
If the edge of the gutter is shoved up under the drip edge, it's alomst impossible for water to get behind it.
Moving the gutters will probably be easier tham making a whole lot of flashing stuff. But either one should work.
Q: Why did the blonde stop using the pill?
A: It kept falling out.
I can only move the gutters up so much as the hanger straps prohibit them from being pushed way up to meet the drip cap.
The gutters are properly sloped towards the end spouts and I don't want to mess with that. The flashing although it involves some cutting and bending will work without compromising the gutter angle.
I had this same problem on my garage and solved it using the flashing suggestion. I used 5' sections to make it manageable, everlapping the ends. Rather than notching around the fasteners, I removed them, inserted the flashing, screwed the fasteners through the flashing, sealing with some silicone. Before removing the fasteners, I supported that section of the gutter by clamping it to the rails of the ladder. Wooden blocks screwed underneath the gutter would also probably work. Since yours are supported by straps rather than screws, you probably will have to notch the flashing. I got the idea from a homeimprovement, "you can't live without this gizmo" catalog. They were selling specialized flashing for this purpose...$8 for 3' or 4' sections!
Edited 8/4/2003 3:03:43 PM ET by TOMMH