How To Install Drip Edge On Roof Corner

Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles.

How to install drip edge on roof corner.

Installing drip edge on your roof. Start working from one corner of the roof you will need to start nailing the drip edge from one corner of the roof. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Then you will need to set the drip edge in such a way that water doesn t drain on the overlap.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. With without rain gutters. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.

Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. Try to overlap on the sloped edges. Begin at the corner of an eave where it meets the next eave or a gable rake. 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 one piece of drip edge square on both edges to fit against the end of the roof. 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. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. To install drip edge properly start on the eaves.

Place a nail at one end then the other. Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter. 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.

You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.