Installing New Roof Drip Edge

Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto the roof.

Installing new roof drip edge.

How to install a drip edge. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Install the new drip edge as described above with cement and nails. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Place a nail at one end then the other.

On the rakes the drip edge goes over the membrane so the roofers apply the membrane first. 4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16. The common practice of installing drip edge tightly to the fascia creates a path for water to cling to the fascia and run down it wearing the face of the fascia and shortening its lifespan. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

You ll need to ask another roofing professional to hold up the shingles while you do so. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. 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.

Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. On the eaves the peel and stick goes over the drip edge though there is some argument in the industry as whether this is the best way to install drip edge. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.