How To Install Drip Edge On Rake Of Roof

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.

How to install drip edge on rake of roof. Apply a continuous bead of cement along. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. The drip edge should completely cover the edge of the moisture barrier. Use nails as before.

Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. When you get to a corner where the rake and eave edge meet simply install the rake s drip edge on top of the flap you left when installing the eave s drip edge. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. When water runs down the roof it pauses a moment before pouring off.

When replacing shingles on a roof or constructing a new roof it is important to give proper consideration to flashing details on the drip and rake edges. How to install a drip edge. Overlap pieces at least a couple of inches shingle style with pieces higher up on the roof overlapping pieces lower down. Fasten drip edge to the rake which is the part of the roof that extends from the peak to the eave after laying the moisture barrier.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Because paul is working alone he sets the drip edge flashing in place on the rake and cuts and bends it in place. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.

Then install drip edges on the rakes. 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. Cut the end of the rake flashing flush with the edge of the eave. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.