How To Install Roof Felt And Drip Edge

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.

How to install roof felt and drip edge.

But over the underlayment along the rake edges of the roof. A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave.

As always thanks for watching. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Cut a length of drip edge when needed with a pair or tin snips. When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps to keep water further from the home.

In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. As seen in m. Understanding the proper way to install the drip edge will only get you so far.

Make sure the outer edge extends over 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. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. According to most building codes and manufacturer recommendations the drip edge should be installed beneath the underlayment along the eaves of the roof.

The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Find and fix a leaking roof step 2. Nail it in place with 1 inch roofing nails.

Install drip edges on the eaves first. Place the drip. Install the drip edge tightly against the edges of the plywood sub roofing so that it hangs down over the fascia. Overlap joints where two pieces meet by about 1 inch.

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