This problem can be fixed with gutter aprons or drip edges. These L-shaped lengths of metal flashing attach to the edge of ...

A. Typically the metal drip edge that is installed below the first course of shingle extends out enough to have the water drip straight down into the gutter. I have seen the drip edge installed ...

If you don’t want to clutter up your roofline with gutters or rain chains or anything else, you could opt to go with just a drip edge and some ground-level solutions to divert water away from ...

The water must drip in the exact center of the gutter, along its full length. ...

Q. The rains this summer are creating many headaches for us. A recent deluge has prompted me to get some help with two problems. We have a soil-erosion problem in the back of the house where there ...

In fact, in some areas gutters actually do more harm than good, ... In these cases, apply flashing all around the lower drip edge perimeter.

Q. I wrote to you recently about the gauge weight of 6-inch commercial gutters. As I write this, the crew is installing them, but another issue has arisen. All the work I mention is being done th ...

Q: When I had a new roof installed, the roofers lined up the shingles with the edge of the metal drip edge instead of overlapping the drip edge by one-quarter inch in the standard fashion. As a ...

A. Typically the metal drip edge that is installed below the first course of shingle extends out enough to have the water drip straight down into the gutter. I have seen the drip edge installed ...