Good evening,
We had our prefabricated house installed last week.
It has a gable roof with a 38° pitch, and during today’s inspection, we noticed that no eaves flashing or drip edge was installed.
The water that runs off beneath the roof tiles flows along the underlay down to the fascia board.
As a result, the fascia board is already at risk of weather damage.
The installers say this is standard procedure for the house manufacturer and that the eaves flashing would have had to be specially ordered.
Is anyone aware of a regulation or guideline that requires eaves flashing?
Because, according to my roofer acquaintance, installing eaves flashing is standard practice, but I cannot provide any written proof.
Best regards,
Marvin
We had our prefabricated house installed last week.
It has a gable roof with a 38° pitch, and during today’s inspection, we noticed that no eaves flashing or drip edge was installed.
The water that runs off beneath the roof tiles flows along the underlay down to the fascia board.
As a result, the fascia board is already at risk of weather damage.
The installers say this is standard procedure for the house manufacturer and that the eaves flashing would have had to be specially ordered.
Is anyone aware of a regulation or guideline that requires eaves flashing?
Because, according to my roofer acquaintance, installing eaves flashing is standard practice, but I cannot provide any written proof.
Best regards,
Marvin
Bauherr2024 schrieb:
Do I understand correctly that you assume a drip edge is not necessarily required? You can call it whatever you like, and what seems suitable to one person may differ for another. Some type of adequate protection is necessary to prevent water from causing the wood to rot. Construction styles may change over time, but the need itself has always been and remains timeless. And if I understood correctly, your main concern was not, like Shakespeare, about metal or no metal, but rather the justified fear for the lasting integrity of the fascia board.
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In der Ruine19 Feb 2024 06:55Bauherr2024 schrieb:
Does the water running off the waterproof underlayment drain down the inside of the fascia board? Or does it go around the top over the flashing(?) into the gutter? The mentioned flashing only starts above the counter-battening. If it is installed this way, at least the water will not accumulate on the fascia board. If the roof is properly covered, there is hardly any water to be expected on the underlayment. Possibly condensation or drifting snow. Of course, constructive wood protection is preferable, but in this case, a properly treated board should last many years.
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Bauherr202416 Mar 2024 12:45@Moerfel22 Has there been any further development on this topic, or have you left it as is?
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Moerfel2216 Mar 2024 13:20Bauherr2024 schrieb:
@Moerfel22 Has there been any update on this topic, or did you leave it as it is? After repeatedly asking the site manager, we were told:
"If we really knew better, maybe we should have built the house ourselves."
We will raise concerns during the final inspection and, if defects arise later, we will address them again.
Actually, this is not the right way to handle things, but we don’t want to pursue it any further because all we encounter is ignorance and no willingness to compromise.