How To Install Gutter Drip Edge

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

How to install gutter 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 correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. Tools supplies tin sn. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos.

Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

Begin installation it is best to install a drip edge on a day with warm weather because it makes it easier for the shingles to be stripped back. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board. While this temporarily holds the cap in place drill another 1 8 inch 0 32 cm diameter hole and attach a pop rivet into it.

How to install a drip edge. Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. Place a nail at one end then the other.

Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. 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. Installing drip edge on your roof. 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.

While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in.