Vinyl Drip Edge Installation

Install by nailing under shingles.

Vinyl drip edge installation.

Install undersill trim along the edge of the vinyl over the flashing at the top and bottom. It directs all the water away from the fascia and then into the gutter. Overhanging drip edge gives maximum protection from roof run off. 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.

Drip edges have two key purposes. Drip edge flashing can be used for new construction and reroofing projects. It is vital to install drip edge flashing. Vinyl is not metal but it does offer easy handling and installation.

Drip edge is used to direct rainwater off of the roof and into your gutter system. December 27 2018 a look at types of drip edge flashing how to cut it and how to retrofit it to an existing roof drip edge flashing is any flashing that protects a building element by shedding water. How to install a drip edge slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Drip edge is applied on the edge of the house roof to filter out all the water from the roof system.

By far the cheapest option vinyl drip edge is also the most likely to falter. They are also known as d metal. Use along gutter line of the roof edge. Drip edges are usually available in the shape of t.

A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter. The leading edge of the flashing is called the drip edge. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.

Direct water away from fascia. Due to cohesion surface tension and other forces water droplets tend to stick to one another and to the surfaces they are on albeit slightly. Amerimax 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.

Drip edge installation on an existing roof. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.