How to install a drip edge.
How to install gutter drip edge.
It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof.
Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws.
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.
Begin installation it is best to install a drip edge on a day with warm weather because it makes it easier for the shingles to be stripped back.
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.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
Home centers sell rolls of 6 in.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in.
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Tools supplies tin sn.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board.
Place a nail at one end then the other.
While this temporarily holds the cap in place drill another 1 8 inch 0 32 cm diameter hole and attach a pop rivet into it.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
With without rain gutters.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.
The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board.
Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
