How To Divert Water From Roof Valley

How to redirect rain off a roof.

How to divert water from roof valley.

The diverter solves this problem by collecting and redistributing water to the gutter system. Turn it upside down so the lip edge faces upwards. Thick bead of clear silicone caulk on the underside of the drip edge lift the shingle tabs up slightly and slide the diverter under the tabs. Roof rain diverter installation steps.

I don t know if you can buy them our guys just made them from scrap pieces of gutter. Score the surface of the drip edge with 80 grit sandpaper. How to divert water without gutters or downspouts everyone knows the importance of diverting water away from a house but sometimes a traditional gutter and downspout simply won t work. Roger cook evaluates a couple alternatives for moving rainwater effectively.

During rain all the water from large roof area is funneled into the valley overwhelming very small section of the gutter and causing overflow onto the surfaces below. Sand underside of flashing with 80 grit sandpaper to help paint adhere. It is screwed to the outer lip of the gutter. Slide one end of the diverter tight to the bottom of the shingle tabs and leave a 1 in.

Spray paint bottom surface and up turned edge of flashing to match color of roof. Use flat pry bar to loosen stuck roof. The way to reduce this is to use a diverter which is vertical piece of metal bent into a l shape with the bottom section about 3 4 wide and the vertical part about 4 wide. This is done to give the paint a better surface to adhere.