Install Rain Gutters Drip Edge

Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1.

Install rain gutters drip edge.

Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips. Attach the outlet. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.

Rain gutter installation can be a tricky job and a lot of. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. 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. Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout.

There are two reasons for water getting behind the gutter. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. A gutter apron is installed on the corners above roof decking. How to install a drip edge slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. One of the reasons is that your shingles may be too short. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. Make sure the drip edge coming from the shingle is bending against the fascia board because when it rains it s going.

While on the other hand a drip edge is installed to the trim and usually hangs directly behind the back of the gutter. It is put under the shingles of an attic to flow water directly into the gutter. A gutter apron is used where shingles are not far enough from the edge of the gutter.