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![]() wrote in message oups.com... 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 I read this a couple of times. What I think I read is that your home is block construction and you think water may be getting into the block from the roofline. Clarify that for me and others. Most water in the crawlspace comes from no gutters, gutters dumping without a splash block or improper grading of a yard to get the water away from the house. Check these first Houses on hill sides sometimes receive water from above and there is the occasional wet weather spring to contend with. Awaiting your response. Colbyt |
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