How To Install Drip Edge On Roof Corner

Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.

How to install drip edge on roof corner.

While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Place a nail at one end then the other. Begin at the corner of an eave where it meets the next eave or a gable rake. Start working from one corner of the roof you will need to start nailing the drip edge from one corner of 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. With without rain gutters. Slide the overlapping corner under the other overhanging piece of drip edge. Tools supplies tin sn.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. 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.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles. Then you will need to set the drip edge in such a way that water doesn t drain on the overlap. Cut the overlapping piece with the top edge to fit square against the end of the roof and the overhanging edge to fold around the corner.

This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. Measure how far the top of the drip extends past the front face usually 3 4 or somewhere thereabouts and allow the first piece to extend that far past the corner of the eave. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. To install drip edge properly start on the eaves.

If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. Installing drip edge on your roof. Slide the corner tight to the fascia.

Try to overlap on the sloped edges.