How To Install Drip Edge On Existing Roof

Gently slide the flatter side of the drip edge under the eave.

How to install drip edge on existing roof.

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. It can be done. How to install a drip edge.

Select enough lengths of. Push the drip edge a bit so that it passes under the shingle and appears from its other side. Measure the length of the eave you need to cover with drip edge using a tape measure. Remove the drip edge and apply a thin strip of roofing cement at the top edge above the line you marked and.

Once free slide the drip edge out and discard. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Slide the corner tight to the fascia.

Using a utility knife cut back the front end of the drip edge. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

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. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Place a nail at one end then the other. Slowly lift a shingle that is closest to the apex of the roof.

Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and. Use a felt tip marker to make a short line on the drip edge to indicate proper position. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.