Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
How do i install a drip edge on a roof.
Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
If you do make sure the nails will not align with any shingle seams or cutouts above.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Push the drip edge a bit so that it passes under the shingle and appears from its other side.
Place a nail at one end then the other.
Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and nailing or screwing it down.
Space the fasteners by about 12 inches.
Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.
How to install a drip edge.
4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
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You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
Use 1 inch galvanized roofing nails or 3 4 inch exterior screws.
Gently slide the flatter side of the drip edge under the eave.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Overlap two pieces of flashing that meet end to end by at least 1 inch.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
Slowly lift a shingle that is closest to the apex of the roof.
In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.
Step by step install drip edge on a metal roof.
Install sheet metal drip cap over the lower rim.
By installing corrugated metal roof drip edge it will be easier for that mass to move down or be removed.
The common practice of installing drip edge tightly to the fascia creates a path for water to cling to the fascia and run down it wearing the face of the fascia and shortening its lifespan.
Build the lower rim of roof extended away from the fascia.
