What is a roof apron?

Asked by: Bobby Gurney

If there were no gutter aprons installed behind your gutters, it’s likely that water is dripping behind your gutter. A gutter apron tucks under the shingles of a roof and over the seam that connects the gutter to the roof. This provides an extra barrier to divert water away from the seam and into the gutter.

What is a gutter apron on a roof?

What is Gutter Apron? A gutter apron serves the same purpose as a drip edge. As such, gutter aprons are intended to direct water away from potential problem areas of the house, down to the roof edges, and into the gutters.

What is an apron on a metal roof?

They are a combination base and cap flashing that are usually installed behind the siding and caps and over the sloped roofing materials. An Apron Flashing is responsible for diverting water from a vertical surface into a gutter system.

Where does gutter apron go on a roof?

You want to use gutter apron the advantage to gutter apron is it goes down typically. Further over your fascia board as well as up your roof deck.

When should gutter aprons be installed?

A gutter apron is installed under your starter shingle course and is even more useful if your roof shingles don’t extend far enough to direct rainwater into the gutter. Gutter flashing also protects the back of the gutter, since gutter aprons are installed by hanging down an inch below the back of the gutter.

What is a fascia apron?

Yost’s Fascia Apron is used when you are installing a floating system. This fascia apron hooks into gutters with a “hook back.” Recommended Products: Use with the F.S. 5″ Internal Hanger (B-Bar) Length: 10′

How much is gutter apron?

2-1/2″ x 2″ x 10′ Aluminum Gutter Apron at Menards

Where is apron flashing on a roof?

The first piece of flashing. That we're going to want to do is called an apron flashing. Here is a piece that I've already bent up. I want to make the piece such that there's a bend where the roof

Does metal roof need drip edge?

A drip edge is not needed for metal roofing. If you make sure to overhang your metal roofing at least an inch, the drip edge is not necessary at the eaves and rakes. If the metal roof is hanging over an inch, the water will be directed away from the fascia anyway if at a slant.

How do you install roof apron flashing?

Okay lay it down put it on the roof with the sticky. Side down i'm going to place it bring it in so it just touches my flashing. And i'm going to pull it. Down a half an inch.

Should gutters be under drip edge?

It is recommended that gutters are placed under or ‘behind’ the drip edge of your roof. A drip edge refers to a component that hangs over the roof and has an outward projecting lower edge.

Does drip edge go around entire roof?

Drip edge is installed around the whole perimeter of the roof. It is used to hold the underlayments down and create a watertight seal around the edge of the roof. Only the face of the metal is seen and is usually just white one to one and half inch stripe located right under the shingles and above the fascia.

Do gutters need a drip edge?

If the home has no gutter, the drip edge will prevent the water from running down the fascia and onto or into the soffit cavity. However, without the drip edge, the water sticks to shingles, potentially working its way under the shingles to cause a leak.

Why does water go behind gutter?

This area get getting underneath the shingle because when it's jacked up the water gets on to the edge of this shingle. And in fact flows. And actually goes behind the drip edge and it'll.

What is the board behind the gutter called?

The fascia board is the long wooden board behind the gutters on a house. It connects to the roof rafters, closes off the attic and serves as the mount for gutters.