Perhaps Martin is right, houses should have roof overhangs. But there are a lot of reasons that go beyond aesthetics why one might not. My wife said, "suck it up and close the window", which I did ...

Roof overhangs do the same to keep house walls, windows and doors dry except during violent wind-driven rainstorms. Then there’s the question of the quality of the wood trim.

Lloyd Alter / CC BY 2.0 Historic Functions of Overhangs and Eaves Historically, roof overhangs and deep eaves performed an important function, particularly in wet parts of the country: they keep ...

'Roof, roof!' Dog rescued from overhang roof at his home Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Jun 12, 2018 • Last updated Jun 13, 2018 • < 1 minute read Join the conversation ...

Roof overhangs do the same to keep house walls, windows and doors dry except during violent wind-driven rainstorms. Then there’s the question of the quality of the wood trim.

There are two reasons why this wood window sill is rotting. First and foremost there’s no roof overhang. The second reason is low-quality hybridized lumber was used to build the window sill.