Do Gutters Go Under Drip Edge. A basement is often present under that ground. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. A drip edge is a non eroding stainless material that is placed on the edge of the roof.
Without a drip edge flashing water can just penetrate the ground and then into your basement. If the gutter is lower than the bottom edge of the drip edge install flashing behind the drip edge and over the back edge of the gutter to remove the gap.
When it directs water away from the fascia and into the gutter it also protects water dripping to the ground under that board.
The most common dilemma that we come across while installing residential rain gutters is to decide whether the gutter should go under over or behind a drip edge. When it directs water away from the fascia and into the gutter it also protects water dripping to the ground under that board. The most common dilemma that we come across while installing residential rain gutters is to decide whether the gutter should go under over or behind a drip edge. Drip edge flashing directs roof runoff away from the roof fascia and edge and into gutters or at least not down the fascia board if no gutters are installed and it is recommended by roofing standards manufacturers and experts.
