Installing A Gutter Drip Edge

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Installing a gutter drip edge. You can use nails to tightly secure it. Tools supplies tin sn. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. If the gutter is not behind the drip edge there is a chance that rain or melting snow may not fall from the edge of the drip edge but instead cling to the metal and run behind the gutter.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Begin installation it is best to install a drip edge on a day with warm weather because it makes it easier for the shingles to be stripped back. If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

Installing drip edge on your roof. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Don t exceed it more than 16 inches. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them.

Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top. Place a nail at one end then the other. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. 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. For drip edge installation align it for directing water flow into gutter alongside the roof edges. 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. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. One of the reasons is that your shingles may be too short. Ideally it is recommended to nail about every 12 inches.

If using a type c drip edge you can install a furring strip to increase its performance. Other causes of the water running behind the gutter if properly installed are roofing not extended 3 8 past drip edge improper overlap of drip edge ice. Make sure the drip edge coming from the shingle is bending against the fascia board because when it rains it s going. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

How to install a drip edge. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Make sure to support the long end of the cut if you let it fall after cutting it will bend down and kink the drip edge. Rain gutter installation can be a tricky job and a lot of.