How To Install Vinyl Drip Edge For Vinyl Gutters

Place a nail at one end then the other.

How to install vinyl drip edge for vinyl gutters.

While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Slide one end into the j channel and nail the far side of the soffit to the wood fascia board using one nail to keep the soffit in place until you install the vinyl fascia. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Since soffit runs perpendicular to the wall you will be cutting many short pieces depending on the width of your overhang.

You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Cut your soffit pieces. To install vinyl gutters you ll need to start by installing downspout outlets on the edges of your house so water can drain properly from the gutters.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Install by nailing under shingles. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. Made from high quality vinyl construction.

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. Nail high up on the drip edge so that the shingles will cover the nails. Most overhangs are 6 or 1. Next attach drainpipes to carry water from the downspout outlets to the ground and away from your house.

Make sure to support the long end of the cut if you let it fall after cutting it will bend down and kink the drip edge. Overhanging drip edge gives maximum protection from roof run off. Nailing edge with 1 in. The end with the flange or flare should point down and away from the roof.

If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. Drip edge is used to direct rainwater off of the roof and into your gutter system. Use roofing nails to secure the drip edge. Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles.

Then secure gutter hangers along your house and fit the gutter sections into them. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. Use along gutter line of the roof edge.