How To Install Rain Drip On Roof

Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.

How to install rain drip on roof.

Place a nail at one end then the other. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Next carefully break the seal on a row of shingles above the doorway with a flat pry bar or putty knife. Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife.

This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. 1 place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses. Once free slide the drip edge out and discard. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

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. Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Apply roofing cement when installing drip edge on an existing roof. How to install a drip edge.

Tools supplies tin sn. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. However there is a way that you can redirect the rain off the roof so it falls harmlessly out of the way. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.

Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. With without rain gutters. Start by cutting the flashing with tin snips about 2 3 feet longer than the doorway you want to protect. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

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. It can be done. Installing drip edge on your roof. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.

Measure the length of the roof that you re working on. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.