The roof edge is where your roof hands water off to your gutters. When that handoff fails, water runs behind the gutter, soaks the fascia and finds its way into walls. This guide explains how the parts at the roof edge work together and what a good roof and gutter repair addresses.
Shingles overhang the edge slightly, drip edge flashing carries water past the fascia, and the gutter sits just below to catch it. If any of these pieces is missing or out of position, water ends up behind the gutter instead of in it.
Missing drip edge, shingles cut too short or too long, gutters hung too low or with the wrong slope, and loose hangers are the usual culprits. Stains on the fascia or siding below the gutter are a clue that water is getting past.
Rehanging a gutter on a roof edge with no drip edge just repeats the problem. Adding drip edge without correcting a sagging gutter leaves overflow in place. Looking at both at once leads to a repair that actually holds.
Ice dams form at the roof edge and add weight to gutters. Proper attic ventilation and ice barrier at the eaves matter as much as the gutter itself. Our ice dams guide explains this in more detail.
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