How To Install Drip Edge On A Hip Roof

Select enough lengths of flashing to cover it.

How to install drip edge on a hip roof.

Measure the length of the eave you need to cover with drip edge using a tape measure. Learn more about drip edge at. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. How to install drip edge flashing on a roof.

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. Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the. 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. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. To install a drip edge on a newly constructed roof or on a re roofing job attach the drip edge along the roof s eaves first. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.