Place a nail at one end then the other.
How to install rain drip on roof.
In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.
Lift the shingles slide the drip edge underneath them and position it so that it extends over the gutters then replace the shingles and push down to seat the drip edge.
Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
Measure the length of the roof that you re working on.
It can be done.
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Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
With without rain gutters.
To install a rain diverter on your roof.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
How to install a drip edge.
1 place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses.
Next carefully break the seal on a row of shingles above the doorway with a flat pry bar or putty knife.
Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.
Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.
Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
Start by cutting the flashing with tin snips about 2 3 feet longer than the doorway you want to protect.
Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter.
However there is a way that you can redirect the rain off the roof so it falls harmlessly out of the way.
Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.
Tools supplies tin sn.
