In your case is just lazy installers i would not allow bare fascia behind a gutter.
Do i need to remove gutter to install fascia cover.
Then locate the brackets underneath your gutter holding them in place and unscrew them so you can lift the gutter up and away from the fascia.
If you install surface tension guards on gutters that are mounted high on the fascia they will cause debris dams and allow more junk inside the gutter.
Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.
Are you wondering how to install gutters without fascia.
Pounding them back in is a temporary fix at best.
If this is the case then your fascia board may be too weak to support the weight of new gutters and you should have the fascia replaced as well.
Usually homes have fascia making it easy to install new gutters securely under the roof.
This is common because they do not have to drop ie remove the gutters to install the flashing.
If your previous gutters were frequently clogged this could have allowed stagnant water to sit against the fascia which may have caused it to rot.
Remove the gutter brackets from your fascia so you can reuse them on the new board.
Keep the downspout attached to the wall but you will need to drill through the pop rivet that connects the downspout to the gutter.
Many a homeowner has encountered this quandary when embarking on a gutter project.
Rain gutters are often attached to the fascia.
One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.
The gutters have been replaced but the soffit and fascia have not.
I have gutters fascia and soffit being replaced on my home.
If you have an older house chances are these materials are aluminum.
As lcd wrote the roofer took a short cut not removing old flashing.
This isn t always possible on long gutter runs because the gutters need to be pitched so the water flows to the downspouts which means one end will need to be hung high.
What happens if you don t have fascia boards.
A gutter cover or gutter heating system might be just what you need for your metal roof.
You will also need to undo the downspout from the gutter.
We install a strip of aluminum behind a gutter if the roof aka gutter apron is too short.
I called the company i ve contracted to do the work and was told that it s actually better to replace the gutters first and they ll come back and do the soffit fascia later.
This seems to go against what i ve read online.
Remove any existing soffit and f or j channel and fascia.