Roof Tile Overhang Into Gutter

Here phil explains how much overhang a roof should have at the gutter.

Roof tile overhang into gutter.

In some markets you ll see roofers drop shingles down into the gutter. When exposed to all of the water that can flow through a gutter worse if there s a clog and the gutter fills like a bathtub your shingles will wick water up like a straw. If your gutter is still basically sound the easiest way to stop the leak is by covering the damaged area with roof and gutter repair tape available at home centers and hardware stores. Since tile roofing materials are naturally porous it s also a problem if water and debris back up onto the top of your tile roof.

One way to manage gutter problems is to clean them regularly. In fact in most places i was unable to get my fingers never mind my hand into the guttering to clear it. Longer overlaps of asphalt shingles past the drip edge will hang over into the gutter will send roof runoff off of the roof rather than into the gutter and will eventually crack break and look gross. However this means that you ll need to remember and schedule the time and you ll also need to stand on a ladder to clean your gutters.

How to work out roof batten gauge the initial gauge for this roof happened to be 13 1 4 inches or 33 5cm measured from the top of one batten to the top of the next. Gutter leaks usually start at rusty spots or seams that have opened up because of expansion and contraction. 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. Not good to start off with a new roof and gutters with this problem built in.

Here phil explains how much overhang a roof should have at the gutter.