Installing New Roof Drip Edge

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.

Installing new roof drip edge.

How to install a drip edge. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Install the new drip edge as described above with cement and nails. You ll need to ask another roofing professional to hold up the shingles while you do so.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. On the eaves the peel and stick goes over the drip edge though there is some argument in the industry as whether this is the best way to install drip edge. 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. Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.

Place a nail at one end then the other. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.

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 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. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.

While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. On the rakes the drip edge goes over the membrane so the roofers apply the membrane first. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto 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. How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof.