Proper Installation Of Roof Drip Edge

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.

Proper installation of roof drip edge.

Make sure to support the long end of the cut if you let it fall after cutting it will bend down and kink the drip edge. No cutting is needed for this piece. At the rake the drip edge is installed over the underlay. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.

Slightly open the hemmed edge to slide this piece over top of the installed piece on the eave. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. It can be done.

Place a nail at one end then the other. 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. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.

Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Align the leading bottom edge of the first piece on the gable rake with the front edge of the drip edge installed on the eave. The above figure shows the correct application of the drip edge. How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof.

On the gable rake install drip edge starting at the bottom and working up. How to install a drip edge. The drip edge should be nailed centered in the top surface every 8 to 10 inches. At the eaves the drip edge should be installed before the eave protection membrane.