Leak in Facia below gutter

ric1982

Hi,

I got leak conming from the facia below the guitter (highligted between two yellow lines)... 



Any idea how to go around fixing this. Its on groundfloor and I can do most DIY stuff. 

Thanks

stuart45

That's an unusual detail at the eaves. The tiles normally overhang the masonry.
Looks like you've got the mastic gun out to deal the joint in the PVC.

ric1982

Yeah that was old picture in summer when I tried join it with the sealant  Anyway it didnt work out and now its got worse. 

I am thinking ripping the whole facia, gutter and wooden battern underneith and start over again. But I dont even know what this detail is called!

Thinking something in line of remove the existing gutter and install an integrated box gutter on the wall where the facia is...

Lorian

Thats is an unusually short roof. I would start by running a watering can full of water in to the downpipe and make sure that's not blocked.

Then check the condition of the rubber seals in the joiner.

Is the uPVC capping on the stub wall one piece from the horizontal to vertical, or at least well sealed on the corner?

ric1982

Lorian said:

Is the uPVC capping on the stub wall one piece from the horizontal to vertical, or at least well sealed on the corner?

Nope , its not one piece nor its sealed which is where the leak is happening. Can I buy one which is one piece?

Section62

ric1982 said:

Yeah that was old picture in summer when I tried join it with the sealant  Anyway it didnt work out and now its got worse. 

I am thinking ripping the whole facia, gutter and wooden battern underneith and start over again. But I dont even know what this detail is called!

Thinking something in line of remove the existing gutter and install an integrated box gutter on the wall where the facia is...

Is the wall a boundary wall, or do you own the land alongside it as well?

The detail looks like the type of thing people do to avoid encroaching on their neighbour's garden whilst maximising the size of their extension.

If you own the land (i.e. this isn't a boundary wall) then probably the better long-term solution would be to convert to a conventional eaves arrangement.  If not, unless the neighbour agrees to you having a gutter overhang you'll need to explore your box gutter options.

ric1982

@Section62
You got it right, its a boundry wall and was done by previous owner. 

ic

Is the roof arranged like this to avoid the gutter overhanging the boundary?  My guess is rain/snow can still hit the facia when driven in by the wind, and then find its way in - or on occasion the gutter is overwhelmed and water passes over the gutter (is there any downspounts draining from the main roof on to this roof out of shot?).  That looks like a UPVC window ledge - does it have a fall away from the house or is it flat and level?  Does the upright at the rear have any sort of overlap on the lower ledge?  Does the lower ledge roll back under to the wall underneath, or is there a clear fall so water can only drip away?

Section62

ric1982 said:

 
You got it right, its a boundry wall and was done by previous owner. 

Do you get on well enough with the neighbour to ask if you can overhang the boundary with a fascia and gutter?

You'll need to do some further investigations - e.g. working out whether the cavity is correctly closed at the top and if the roof void (if any) is correctly ventilated.  If they have bodged this you might find further issues when you come to rectify it.

Lead would have been a better choice than uPVC, though a fait bit more expensive.

ric1982

So this is the roof of side alliway which is used as storage. The wall is single wall and not cavity wall. 

My concern with lead would be that it would make it theif magnet being at ground floor. What about aluminum or fiberglass ?

stuart45

ric1982 said:

So this is the roof of side alliway which is used as storage. The wall is single wall and not cavity wall. 

My concern with lead would be that it would make it theif magnet being at ground floor. What about aluminum or fiberglass ?

There's a number of different materials you could use to make a box gutter.