How To Nail Roof Drip Edge

Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.

How to nail roof drip edge.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. How to install drip edge flashing on a roof. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto. Always set the nails back close to the edge of the roof leg.

However when permitted it is best to have the roof shingles hang over the drip edge by a minimum of 1 4 and a maximum of 3 4. Select enough lengths of flashing to cover it. When combined with the drip edge spacing the shingles will clear the fascia by 3 4 1 1 4 total. Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the.

Use roofing nails to secure the drip edge. Place the drip edge down aligning it so water will drip into the gutters. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos.

Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. Place a nail at one end then the other. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. Avoid placing nails within 1 1 2 of the roof edge.

It can be done. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.

Nail high up on the drip edge so that the shingles will cover the nails. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails.

But do not push it through the fascia. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. The end with the flange or flare should point down and away from the roof. If you do make sure the nails will not align with any shingle seams or cutouts above.

In some locations it is acceptable for the roof shingles to line up with the drip edge. Tack the end into position with the roofing nails and press the nail within the drip edge and into the roof covering. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Just be sure they re positioned high up under the shingles.

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.