How To Install Vinyl Drip Edge For Vinyl Gutters

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.

How to install vinyl drip edge for vinyl gutters.

Nail high up on the drip edge so that the shingles will cover the nails. Use roofing nails to secure the drip edge. 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. Place the drip edge down aligning it so water will drip into the gutters.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. Next attach drainpipes to carry water from the downspout outlets to the ground and away from your house. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.

Cut your soffit pieces. Drip edge flashing can be used for new construction and reroofing projects. Most overhangs are 6 or 1. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.

The end with the flange or flare should point down and away from the roof. Then secure gutter hangers along your house and fit the gutter sections into them. Use along gutter line of the roof edge. Drip edge is used to direct rainwater off of the roof and into your gutter system.

Nailing edge with 1 in. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Install by nailing under shingles. Place a nail at one end then the other.

Overhanging drip edge gives maximum protection from roof run off. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. Made from high quality vinyl construction.

Since soffit runs perpendicular to the wall you will be cutting many short pieces depending on the width of your overhang. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. 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.