Time for another wonderful MSPaint drawing.
The ice dam and icicles that form at our eavestrough is due to this part of the house being in the shade during everything but the early morning, yet all meltwater from the roof gets funnled through this spot. It's not an insulation issue and we're thinking about some heat tracing for next year. But i'm worried about this new drippage.
I guess it's possible that water is just following along the underside of the overhang and then falling when it hits the wall. But i'm worried it's coming straight through the overhanging roof bit. The underside of the overhang looks like aluminum siding with airholes in it. If i pull out the screwdriver i could remove it and see if the water is just running along this metal or soaking down through whatever i find the metal attatched to. I plan on doing this to look tomorrow.
What can one do about this?
If the water is just clinging as it goes around the eaves, and then along the underside until it hits the door, i guess i could put a bead of caulking near the eaves to act as a drip edge.
If the ice (which actually covers the overhang at least half way up towards the 2nd floor wall) has pushed through the shingles and is casuing water to leak straight down, then what do i do?
Any thoughts appreciated.