Drive the nail through the drip edge into the roof surface not through the fascia.
How to install roof drip edge flashing.
Place a nail at one end then the other.
Add the drip edge while it may be a common practice to install drip edge tight to the fascia silva advocates for a.
Regardless of how you layer the drip edge and roofing underlayment drip edge needs to be nailed into sheathing using standard roofing nails.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Underlayment along the eaves will overlap the top of the drip edge.
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.
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.
Select enough lengths of.
How to install drip edge flashing on a roof step 1.
Start with the ice barrier in climate zones prone to ice damming code requires that a self adhering ice barrier.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper.
Start the installation at the lower edge of the roof and work your way up toward the peak.
Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and.
Slide the corner tight to the fascia.
How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof.
How to install drip edge and step flashing 1.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
Tack the edge in place with a roofing nail every foot or so.
Lift the shingles and slide the top flange of the drip edge underneath.