Eaves area that possesses: a cover plate that forms part of a roof shell extending from an eave to a ridge; a roof substructure; an eaves plate to divert water on an eave, in particular into a gutter, said plate exhibiting: a first attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which in addition is arranged below and to be attached essentially parallel to a roof shell; a second attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged to be placed between the roof shell and a roof substructure; and a gutter extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged between the first attachment strip and the second attachment strip and has at least one drainage hole in its wall, wherein the eaves plate is aligned with its longitudinal direction parallel to the eave and with the first attachment strip below the cover plate is attached to an eaves-side area of the cover plate and in which the eaves plate rests with the second attachment strip on the roof substructure, and in which the eaves plate is clamped between cover plate and roof substructure, characterised in that the first attachment strip is introduced into an eaves envelope at the eaves-side region of the cover plate. a cover plate that forms part of a roof shell extending from an eave to a ridge; a roof substructure; an eaves plate to divert water on an eave, in particular into a gutter, said plate exhibiting: a first attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which in addition is arranged below and to be attached essentially parallel to a roof shell; a second attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged to be placed between the roof shell and a roof substructure; and a gutter extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged between the first attachment strip and the second attachment strip and has at least one drainage hole in its wall, wherein the eaves plate is aligned with its longitudinal direction parallel to the eave and with the first attachment strip below the cover plate is attached to an eaves-side area of the cover plate and in which the eaves plate rests with the second attachment strip on the roof substructure, and in which the eaves plate is clamped between cover plate and roof substructure, characterised in that the first attachment strip is introduced into an eaves envelope at the eaves-side region of the cover plate. a first attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which in addition is arranged below and to be attached essentially parallel to a roof shell; a second attachment strip, extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged to be placed between the roof shell and a roof substructure; and a gutter extending in a longitudinal direction, which is arranged between the first attachment strip and the second attachment strip and has at least one drainage hole in its wall, wherein the eaves plate is aligned with its longitudinal direction parallel to the eave and with the first attachment strip below the cover plate is attached to an eaves-side area of the cover plate and in which the eaves plate rests with the second attachment strip on the roof substructure, and in which the eaves plate is clamped between cover plate and roof substructure, characterised in that the first attachment strip is introduced into an eaves envelope at the eaves-side region of the cover plate.