Looking at the side view of the
fascia board, there's a good chance that more of the fascia board is
damaged, the roofing material doesn't over hang the gutter enough and
therefore water is allowed to accumulate in between the fascia board and
the gutter.
Over time this can cause the moisture to seep into the wood, creating
wood rot (like the picture above) and sometimes attracting termites.
You can also see that the plywood nailed underneath the roof rafters is
also falling apart and it seems like the most damage is in the corner
area. The barge rafter, the fascia board and the plywood used to cover
the eaves seems to have the most damage in the corner.
While doing any home repairs, just don't fix the damage, you need to
find out where the damage is coming from. If you repair the damage and
don't fix the problem, eventually you're going to have to fix the same
problem over again.
Home Repair Tip: Whenever your installing gutters on
your home, make sure that the roofing overlaps the gutters enough to
actually go into the gutter. On lower sloped roofs, this could be a
bigger problem than steeper ones.
For Example: the water won't be running off the roof as fast on a low
sloped roof and could actually roll back underneath the roof shingle and
onto the wood framing located underneath the edge of the roof.
A solution to this problem, would be to install a piece of thin
galvanized or aluminum metal underneath the roof shingle and building
paper and let the piece of metal protrude at least 1 inch past the edge
of the roof shingles.
The purpose for the metal would be to extend the length of the roof
shingles, more towards the center of the gutter. |
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