How To Properly Install Dripedge With Existing Gutters

How to properly install gutter drip edge 1.

How to properly install dripedge with existing gutters.

Shingles extending off your roof deck the plywood osb or wood tongue and groove over your rafters and ice barrier or felt should extend over a metal drip edge roof apron or flashing. In many markets this is mandatory. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery.

Then finish by installing the drip edge flashing on the rakes. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. In others it s not.

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. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Use the nail spacing and pattern dictated by your code and or location. This works out correctly if you do the eaves first.

Mark the highest point of the gutter run on the fascia 1 inches below the metal drip edge flashing on the extra wide fascia shown here the gutter is lower down. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut.