Fortunately there s an easy and inexpensive solution to the problem.
How to keep rain from roof off wall.
However there is a way that you can redirect the rain off the roof so it falls harmlessly out of the way.
If you re not sure of the cause of a damp patch on a wall try the foil test.
See the photo on the left.
Nothing is more annoying than having to walk through a waterfall coming off your roof to reach the front door every time it rains.
The shingles do a great job of preventing mud splatters on the finished wall.
1 place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses.
If the surface of.
Danny lipford installing a rain diverter on a roof.
A rain diverter is a specially made piece of metal flashing available at home improvement centers that is used to divert rainwater away from a doorway.
If not directed away water can pour into walls behind the siding cut that points up the roof rake.
Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter.
Lay down a continuous row of shingles directly under the drip line of the roof a groove forms on the ground where the water runs off the roof.
Step flashing protects the gap where roofs meet walls by weaving into the roof shingles.
At the bottom of the roof water needs to be directed away from the wall or you ll get a cascade of moss mold and rot.