Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
How to install gutter drip edge.
How to install a drip edge.
With without rain gutters.
The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board.
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Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
Please ensure that the drip edge is extended 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.
The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof.
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.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
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Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.
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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.
You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
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.
Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
