How To Install Drip Edge On Roof Corner

The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

How to install drip edge on roof corner.

Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. 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. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles.

You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. Start working from one corner of the roof you will need to start nailing the drip edge from one corner of the roof. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.

Cut the overlapping piece with the top edge to fit square against the end of the roof and the overhanging edge to fold around the corner. Slide the overlapping corner under the other overhanging piece of drip edge. Installing drip edge on your roof. With without rain gutters.

To install drip edge properly start on the eaves. Measure how far the top of the drip extends past the front face usually 3 4 or somewhere thereabouts and allow the first piece to extend that far past the corner of the eave. Tools supplies tin sn. Begin at the corner of an eave where it meets the next eave or a gable rake.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. Place a nail at one end then the other. Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.

Then you will need to set the drip edge in such a way that water doesn t drain on the overlap. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Cut one piece of drip edge square on both edges to fit against the end of the roof. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.

Try to overlap on the sloped edges.