It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof.
How to install drip edge and gutter.
It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.
You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
Tack the end into position with the roofing nails and press the nail within the drip edge and into the roof covering.
Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them.
If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter.
If your gutter has been previously installed rather than taking it down and redoing it you can easily place a small strip of metal flashing under the drip edge and over the back of the gutter as shown by the illustration at the bottom of this page so the water will shed into the gutter.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.
It can be done.
For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves.
Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.
Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.
Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
With without rain gutters.
The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter.
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Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters.
But do not push it through the fascia.
Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
Place a nail at one end then the other.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
