Install Gutter Drip Edge

With without rain gutters.

Install gutter drip edge.

Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top. How to install a drip edge. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

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 on the other hand a drip edge is installed to the trim and usually hangs directly behind the back of the gutter. A gutter apron is installed on the corners above roof decking. 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.

A drip edge is intentionally installed in a tilted position so that it can direct the water away from the roof while protecting the foundation of the roof. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. A drip edge is a non eroding stainless material that is placed on the edge of the roof.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. Tools supplies tin sn. How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof.

Other causes of the water running behind the gutter if properly installed are roofing not extended 3 8 past drip edge improper overlap of drip edge ice. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. It is put under the shingles of an attic to flow water directly into the gutter.

Installing drip edge on your roof. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. A gutter apron is used where shingles are not far enough from the edge of the gutter. 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.