Slate drip edge too short.

[carlos21]

Hi, I'm trying to replace the fascia n gutter on this old stone building.

But there isn't enough of a slate overhang to allow the water to drip into the gutter.

The existing fascia has been put on out of plumb to try and overcome this but i dont want to fo this.

I also want to render a bit higher up the top of the wall as the top edge of the wall is showing beneath the fascia.

So do I bodge it with an extension of some sort, peice of pvc or the like or do I redo the bottom slate section, I don't have much experience with slating?

I don't really want to push the fascia out so that I end up with a soffit.

underneath.

Any other thoughts, or ideas? 

[carlos21]

[carlos21]

[Mr Punter]

Strip the roof and re-lay.  You need MINIMUM 50mm into the gutter.  They are fibre cement slates fixed with nails and disk rivets.  You could sort out the rest of the woeful bodges while you are at it.

[carlos21]

How many rows of slates would you need to take back? Other bodges?!! None of my work hopefully lol.

Thanks carl

[Nickfromwales]

Strip off 3 layers, and then recut the last undercut to make it into the gutter. 

 

Then relay the 3 courses, stretching each course by 18mm or so to get the additional length. Shouldn't affect the overlap requirement, but if its already a small overhang on each course the go to 4 courses removed and stretch by 15mm per when relaying. £ should be fine, hopefully, but you'll need to measure each course and overhang to decide.

 

Biggest bodge is fitting new facia over existing wood, as it pushes it our further. Ends of timbers straight cut, instead of plumb cut, so a facia can't be practically fixed, and so on. Just a bit shit, but easily salvageable with a bit of DIY skill and time / effort.

 

If removing courses, then prepare to have to fix a new run of membrane too, as that will need to extend to match the slates; you'll need to add a new 600mm 'skirt' at the least.