How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof.
How to install drip edge on existing metal roof.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Install sheet metal drip cap over the lower rim.
Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.
Replacing drip edge eave strips.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.
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But do not push it through the fascia.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
How to install a drip edge.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
Install the eave strips on the lower roof edges first with the eave strips under the shingles and felt underlayment.
Build the lower rim of roof extended away from the fascia.
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Place a nail at one end then the other.
Fix the problem by installing sheet metal drip edge also called drip cap which is available at lumberyards and home centers.
By installing corrugated metal roof drip edge it will be easier for that mass to move down or be removed.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
Tack the end into position with the roofing nails and press the nail within the drip edge and into the roof covering.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
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.
The extension should be at least inch for it to work.
Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.
If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch.
Lift up roof shingles and nail the eave strip in place with galvanized roofing nails.
With without rain gutters.
Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them.
