Installing New Roof Drip Edge

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.

Installing new roof drip edge.

The common practice of installing drip edge tightly to the fascia creates a path for water to cling to the fascia and run down it wearing the face of the fascia and shortening its lifespan. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto the roof. Install the new drip edge as described above with cement and nails. 4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16.

Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. 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. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. The drip edge is nailed in place using 1 1 2 galvanized roofing nails. How to install a drip edge. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.

Once free slide the drip edge out and discard. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. You ll need to ask another roofing professional to hold up the shingles while you do so.

How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. On the rakes the drip edge goes over the membrane so the roofers apply the membrane first. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

Place a nail at one end then the other. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.