How To Install Roof Drip Edge On An Existing Roof

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How to install roof drip edge on an existing roof.

Use a flat pry bar to remove drip edge nails along the eave and rakes. You may need to use a putty knife to break the seam between the first course and the starter strip. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Slide the flat bar under starter course and pry out the nails.

At 7 05 paul begins replacing the drip edge roof flashing. 4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16 if installing multiple runs of drip edge lap them by 1 4 1 2 inch keeping the nail back from the lapped joint. This will allow for expansion and contraction and prevent buckling. How to install a drip edge.

Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife. Learn more about drip edge at. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Apply roofing cement when installing drip edge on an existing roof.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. 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.

Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Lift the shingles slide the drip edge underneath them and position it so that it extends over the gutters then replace the shingles and push down to seat the drip edge. Use a felt tip marker to make a short line on the drip edge to indicate proper position. Remove the drip edge and apply a thin strip of roofing cement at the top edge above the line you marked and.

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.