How To Apply Drip Edge To Roof

Space the fasteners by about 12 inches.

How to apply drip edge to roof.

Use 1 inch galvanized roofing nails or 3 4 inch exterior screws. How to install a drip edge. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Slide the corner tight to the fascia.

Place a nail at one end then the other. Learn more about drip edge at. How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof. Overlap two pieces of flashing that meet end to end by at least 1 inch.

Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. 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. On the rakes the drip edge goes over the membrane so the roofers apply the membrane first.

Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and nailing or screwing it down. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. 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. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. A felt tip marker works great for marking cuts. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 05 the drip edge is critical to provide a finished look and to add waterproofing.

And again prying open the end with a small flat bar allows the pieces to overlap cleanly.