Hey everyone, I am taking the roofing course in the online education. This video I am watching has a guy who goes up the ladder to the gutter and he is checking to see if the roof has drip edge flashing. He says that there is no drip edge flashing and that is okay because the gutter is acting as the drip edge flashing? I’ve watched it a few times… I might have misunderstood. I was under the impression from everything I’ve watched and read that regardless drip edge flashing is always needed. Appreciate any feedback.
I am thinking that the gutter slips up underneath the roof edge acting as the drip edge?
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Pertaining to the gutters, I write up missing gutter apron flashing as a defect all the time. When its not installed, I often see significant eave damage from water flowing behind the gutters. A lot of our older homes have plank sheathing, no fascia, and the gutters are attached to the rafter tails. The rafter tail ends and plank sheathing rot and the gutter starts pulling away.
Our pest inspectors do the poke test and you should see the eaves when they get done inspecting these homes. Drip edge is important as well but most of the damage I see is from water flowing behind the gutter.
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Regardless of the presence of gutters, drip edge should be installed, in my opinion. The drip edge should hang into the gutter, never behind. If the drip edge is too short to reach the gutter, then gutter apron or flat stock should be installed in order to assure the water is directed into the gutter, and not behind it.
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Is your gutter apron on top of the underlayment?