Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.
Roof edge with no gutters.
Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof.
Since roof slopes will vary from home to home so will the trajectory of the water that streams from a roof through a crevice or crease during a storm.
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If you have gutters but no gutter apron to stop the water it will wick behind the gutter.
In many markets this is mandatory.
Study your roof and how it expels rain water before you install your gutterless rain chain.
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The water hits a peak of your home and essentially just slides right off onto the ground where it belongs.
Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws.
If you live in an arid climate and don t experience periods of heavy rain.
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Eventually the fascia soffits and even the roof sheathing will rot.
Most sloping roofs can accommodate a rain chain even without a gutter.
No flashing at the roof edge.
Instead a half round gutter attached to the wood rafter tails with gutter brackets.
Homes that were constructed with no gutters may have been built that way for a reason.
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If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter.
Shingles extending off your roof deck the plywood osb or wood tongue and groove over your rafters and ice barrier or felt should extend over a metal drip edge roof apron or flashing.
First of all not all homes need a gutter system.
The drip edge can also be used along with a rain gutter to properly channel runoff water from the roof into the gutter.
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When water flows off the edge of your roof some of it clings to the underside of the shingles and dribbles toward the fascia.
Ground gutter a ground gutter can help protect the house foundation and siding from rainwater without being too conspicuous.
Check out your roof slope.
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Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home.