Install Rain Gutters Drip Edge

A gutter apron is installed on the corners above roof decking.

Install rain gutters drip edge.

A gutter apron is used where shingles are not far enough from the edge of the gutter. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout. 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.

There are two reasons for water getting behind the gutter. It is put under the shingles of an attic to flow water directly into the gutter. Lay the gutter into the brackets that you ve lag screwed to the fascia. Rain gutter installation can be a tricky job and a lot of.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Mark the location of the downspout outlet. One of the reasons is that your shingles may be too short. Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter.

Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips. While on the other hand a drip edge is installed to the trim and usually hangs directly behind the back of the gutter. Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. How to install a drip edge slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Make sure the drip edge coming from the shingle is bending against the fascia board because when it rains it s going.