Fix Gap Between Roof Sheathing And Fascia

Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.

Fix gap between roof sheathing and fascia.

I have gutters all the way around shingles overhang 1 1 5 get good flow to gutters. Sounds like you definitely need to install some drip edge. 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. Set the angle of the circular saw blade to match the slope of your roof and run the saw along the top edge of each fascia board.

Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. What are some solutions to cover the gap between the roof deck and the fascia board. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. Hope the shingle overhang is enough to cover the newly installed drip edge.

Installing fascia board is easy and an important step in building decks. My issue since not on contract and i did not check life lesson. The fascia is the wide board that s installed on edge and runs horizontally along the edge of the roof. In most cases if the shingles go past the drip edge about 3 4 of an inch the shingle edge will break the surface tension unless your roof has a shallow pitch then the water will reach the drip edge and if drip edge is tight to the facia board it will run down the fascia so as added insurance leave space between the fascia and drip edge.

If you don t seal them properly water can run off the roof and into your home. If water gets trapped. Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. Fascia boards attach to rafter ends along the roof line.

I don t have gap all around just in some areas. If sheathing the wall starting with the first panel in the middle rather than at one end it should be just possible to sheath a 36 length of wall without having to trim a panel to keep the end panels sufficiently over the studs for nailing. Its top edge is tucked up under the shingles and its outside face is where the gutter is mounted. It takes 36 nine 4 panels 8 gaps of wall before the panel creep has moved a full inch which is probably the absolute limit.

Re the fascia gap it is normally installed tight often the fascia is even installed up tight to the shingles so that the roof sheathing is butted to the inside of the fascia. How to seal fascia gaps in a roof. I recently had roof replaced and did not have drip edge installed. Gap between the fascia and the gutter back a packer is inserted between the gutter back and the fascia.

The soffit is the flat panel that covers the underside of the rafters between the back of the fascia and the outside of the house wall.