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Default Roof / Drip Edge / Fascia

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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