Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.
How to install drip edge on a new roof.
4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16 if installing multiple runs of drip edge lap them by 1 4 1 2 inch keeping the nail back from the lapped joint.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife.
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.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
Find and fix a leaking roof.
How to install a drip edge.
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.
L shape drip edge is a simple 90 degree bend with a flare out at the bottom of the short leg.
This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge.
Install the starter course.
If using a type c drip edge you can install a furring strip to increase its performance.
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.
The starter course is comprised.
This will allow for expansion and contraction and prevent buckling.
T shape drip edge is an l shaped flashing in which the long leg folds back on itself before heading down 90 degrees to form the short leg.
Apply roofing cement when installing drip edge on an existing roof.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
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.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.