How To Install Drip Edge On Roof Corner

With without rain gutters.

How to install drip edge on roof corner. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles. 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. Slide the corner tight to the fascia.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. To install drip edge properly start on the eaves. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.

Then you will need to set the drip edge in such a way that water doesn t drain on the overlap. Try to overlap on the sloped edges. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Place a nail at one end then the other.

If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Installing drip edge on your roof. Begin at the corner of an eave where it meets the next eave or a gable rake.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.

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. Slide the overlapping corner under the other overhanging piece of drip edge. Start working from one corner of the roof you will need to start nailing the drip edge from one corner of the roof. 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.

Tools supplies tin sn.