First place your drip edge on the rake edge.
Roof rake edge picture.
Drip edges and rake edges are both metal sheets that are installed as part of the roofing system and as the edge in their name implies they are placed at the edges of the roof.
The rake board covers the top edge of the siding where it meets the roof or soffit if there is an overhang on the gable end and prevents rain from running behind it.
Rake plates of one by 2 inches often cover the exposed top edge of the liner when there is also a ledge at the end of the gable.
Double hemmed edge adds stiffness and helps prevent injury.
Without gable rake flashing protection wind driven rain can begin to rot the fascia and roof deck.
The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge or peak of the roof.
Galvanized steel is a trusted low maintenance product that is known for durability.
The ridge is the peak where two sloped roof sections meet.
Rake boards are installed on the gable ends of brick houses to cover the exposed top edge of the brick.
When you reach a corner where an eave and rake edge meet you need to make a cut to ensure a proper fit.
Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof.
It is typically perpendicular to the eave.
The rake of the roof is the part that ends over a gable end.
These edges can be added while roofing is replaced or they can be.
Rake and ridge the sloped edge of a roof over a wall is the rake.
The purpose of the eave is to keep rainwater away from the walls of the house.
The roof rake plates are installed in different widths depending on the surface being covered.
In some homes a drip edge is not necessary because of the way in which the roof is designed.
Provides a professional trim and adds to curb appeal.
Also notice that a hip roof still has a ridge and eaves as do all peaked roofs.
Cut the entire drip edge by your second mark so that it only hangs past the edge by.
When this occurs the water may run back under the edge of the shingles often wetting the roof deck.
Now let s look at the parts of a slightly different roof type.
Use larger rake plates such as 1 by 4 inches and 1 by 6 inches when there is an.
The squared off end of a sloped roof is called the rake the ridge is the horizontal peak of the roof.
The gable end is replaced by a hip end.
In modern houses.
Recommended for roof slope of 3 12 pitch or greater.
Mark where the drip edge begins to overhang and one inch further out from that overhang.
A drip edge is a piece of roof trim which directs water into the gutters ensuring that water ends up where it is supposed to go as it drains from the roof.
When water runs down the roof it pauses a moment before pouring off.
A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped.
Eaves also protect pathways around the house by preventing washout around the footers and base.
The primary difference between these two types of edges is where the edge is placed and the way the metal is angled in order to shed water away from the roof.