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.
How to keep rain from roof off wall.
If not directed away water can pour into walls behind the siding cut that points up the roof rake.
The shingles do a great job of preventing mud splatters on the finished wall.
Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter.
Danny lipford installing a rain diverter on a roof.
See the photo on the left.
Gutters are a common way to handle rain running off a roof but if your house doesn t have gutters you can still keep rainwater away from doors by installing a rain diverter.
1 place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses.
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.
If you re not sure of the cause of a damp patch on a wall try the foil test.
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.
However there is a way that you can redirect the rain off the roof so it falls harmlessly out of the way.
Fortunately there s an easy and inexpensive solution to the problem.
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Step flashing protects the gap where roofs meet walls by weaving into the roof shingles.