How To Install Drip Edge On A New Roof

Apply roofing cement when installing drip edge on an existing roof.

How to install drip edge on a new roof. When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. This will allow for expansion and contraction and prevent buckling. 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.

Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx. The starter course is comprised. T shape drip edge is an l shaped flashing in which the long leg folds back on itself before heading down 90 degrees to form the short leg. 4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16 if installing multiple runs of drip edge lap them by 1 4 1 2 inch keeping the nail back from the lapped joint.

If using a type c drip edge you can install a furring strip to increase its performance. Find and fix a leaking roof. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Install the starter course.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Lift the shingles slide the drip edge underneath them and position it so that it extends over the gutters then replace the shingles and push down to seat the drip edge. Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife. L shape drip edge is a simple 90 degree bend with a flare out at the bottom of the short leg.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. 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. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge.