Gap Between Roof Tiles And Guttering

Guttering installed too low.

Gap between roof tiles and guttering.

There is now a 1 2 inch air gap between the roof and the roofing tiles where the gutter guards were. In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right underneath the roof shingles instead. Builders suggest bird combs fitted along guttering but should there be a gap that birds vermin can get through. Smooth the caulk bead with your finger and begin caulking the joint between the fascia board and the soffit also known as the eave.

3 5 centimeters is in the 2 3 inch range. Some roof leaks are tough to locate. Logic tells me that this isn t right as heavy water flow off the tiles will surely just fly off the end of the tile and miss the guttering. Tiles not laid correctly above the guttering.

If you see daylight behind all or some sections of guttering then this could be caused by the following. Slowly move down the joint to apply a steady bead of caulk into. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.

Looking right down the line of the guttering the gap between the end of the last roof tile and the outer edge of the guttering varies from around an inch and half to in some cases millimetres. Any more and you run the risk of water running off the tile and overshooting the gutter. The gap can vary some because the gutters must slope towards the downspout. In fact in most places i was unable to get my fingers never mind my hand into the guttering to clear it.

Broken tiles directly above the guttering. A gap in the guttering itself.