Over The Shingle Gutter Hangers

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.

Brackets 5 clips 96 corners 141 fasteners 25 filters 4 gutter brush 3. 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. More ways to filter. Adding a gutter apron prevents the dripping.

In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right underneath the roof shingles instead. Free delivery with 45 order. 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. The gutter apron will prevent you from slipping the hangers over the back edge of the gutter as intended.

You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. Set your store to see local. 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. Knowledgeable roofers will install shingles at just the right overhang for your roof type.

Too much overhang and the shingles could blow off in high winds. By installing eave starter on the rake most water is diverted away from the fascia. 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 trade one problem cleaning the gutters for another foundation leaks and landscape wash out.

Too little can allow water to seep into rake or fascia boards. Home centers sell gutter apron in 10 ft. Gutter model rivhg5 3 96 3 96. They work excellent under light rains but in heavy rains it s like the gutters aren t even there.

Here phil explains how much overhang a roof should have at the gutter. The hangers are designed to slip over the back edge of the gutter. Created from a bent piece of flashing a gutter apron tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. I have very little faith in most gutter guards.