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My house was built in 1978; I bought it seven years ago. About four
years ago I started having problems with water getting into my (large) crawlspace. I've read a good bit, including "drip edge" posts in this group. There is about a 3/4" gap between my roof decking and the top of my wood fascia. From my reading, it appears that the drip-edge was not installed. I think water is getting into the blockwork via the gap. The gutters seem to be pretty tight against the fascia, but maybe that's misleading. Is my assumption correct the gap and drip edge? If not, do I need to fill the gap by adding a small board atop the fascia? Or, maybe, make a custom-bend of aluminum to act as both drip-edge and gap-plugger? I've had a home inspector out here a couple of times over the years. He never mentioned this, so I've sort-of assumed the gap was normal construction. If this is a problem, I don't want to solve it by re-roofing. The bucks aren't there. And I think I need to get to work soon with wet weather coming on quickly. My thanks to any kind soul with helpful suggestions. |
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