Do it Yourself: [DIY] Re: Eaves

16 November 2012

[DIY] Re: Eaves

Yes its about n inch, from drip to gutter and 1/2" between gutter n fascia

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Aki" <01dyna@...> wrote:
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> From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Tori
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:24 AM
> To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DIY] Re: Eaves
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> I recently learned the term "proud"- projects forward/outward, actually the
> gutter is proud which is why the water falls behind it. The drip is very
> tightly and securely glued to the roof edge. In fact so tight that I dont
> see how Im gonna get flashing behind it. Going back to check it out. There
> remains a gap betsween gutter and fascia that I cud tighten with screws for
> sake of reduction in the flow behind it, however, the drip isnt even close
> enough to that, rain will likely still mostly fall behind the crevice that
> remains. Im gonna check my other gutters. I dont believe gutters are as
> plumb to fascia as drip which is why the drip has to overlap the top rear of
> gutter.?
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> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DoIt_Yourself%40yahoogroups.com> , JEFFREY WILLIAMS
> <livhosaere62@> wrote:
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> > if you plan to replace the gutter nails with screws then possibly you can
> make blocks out of pt lumber to make your gutters stand proud so the water
> drip into the gutter than behind them,it is hard to call without pics
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> > From: Tori <fertilegrnd@>
> > To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DoIt_Yourself%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 2:53 AM
> > Subject: [DIY] Re: Eaves
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> > It looks like my quick, cheap option is to buy a roll of flashing, trim
> the width and screw it onto the drip edge and fascia, it will go under the
> drip and over the gutter so that the rain will reach the gutter rather than
> behind it. If anyone foresees a problem with this method please share. I did
> confirm the problem was as I thought by taking hose to the roof and watching
> it pour around drip edge behind gutter. BTW, I had not clarified as I didnt
> realize til I rechecked, this is additionally a problem area as the roof is
> not shingled but a flat asphalt roof section, so the roof edge does not
> really overhang much but enough to go over the very tightly attached
> underside drip. It would be more work/ damage risk for me to replace drip or
> gutter. Also, I considered adding more brackets or replacing the spikes with
> gutter screws but I cant see how that would really make diff as the slope is
> just fine so its not a sag but rather the back edge of gutter
> > is not plumb to the fascia.
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> > --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DoIt_Yourself%40yahoogroups.com> , "Tori" <fertilegrnd@> wrote:
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