Proper Installation Of Roof Drip Edge

Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.

Proper installation of roof drip edge.

The above figure shows the correct application of the drip edge. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.

Slightly open the hemmed edge to slide this piece over top of the installed piece on the eave. Once free slide the drip edge out and discard. At the rake the drip edge is installed over the underlay. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

No cutting is needed for this piece. How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

At the eaves the drip edge should be installed before the eave protection membrane. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. The drip edge should be nailed centered in the top surface every 8 to 10 inches. Place a nail at one end then the other.

Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. 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. How to install a drip edge. 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.

It can be done. 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. On the gable rake install drip edge starting at the bottom and working up. Slide the corner tight to the fascia.