Roof Drip Rail Installation

Three tips for overlapping drip edge flashing.

Roof drip rail installation.

How to install a drip edge. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Begin installation it is best to install a drip edge on a day with warm weather because it makes it easier for the shingles to be stripped back.

Nail the drip edge to the roof sheathing at roughly 18 24 spacing intervals using roofing nails. 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. Overlap pieces at least a couple of inches shingle style with pieces higher up on the roof overlapping pieces lower.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Points to the installation of ice and water shield along the lower roof eaves protecting against ice dam leaks that are common on un vented roofs in cold weather or snow climates. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Tip 2 is.

Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. When lapping the eave metal overlap them so the seam faces away from the direction of prevailing view. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the 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.

Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top. Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.