How To Install Drip Edge On Hip Roof

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

How to install drip edge on hip roof. Learn more about drip edge at. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. If the gutter is lower than the bottom edge of the drip edge install flashing behind the drip edge and over the back edge of the gutter to remove the gap. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. Must be installed at the rakes and eaves of the roof. Space the fasteners by about 12 inches. The vertical leg of the drip edge should be at least 1 5 inches wide and extend at least 0 25 inches below the sheathing.

Adjacent pieces of drip edge should overlap at least 2 inches 51 mm. Place a nail at one end then the other. Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. How to install a drip edge.

Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. Overlap two pieces of flashing that meet end to end by at least 1 inch. Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and nailing or screwing it down. The drip edge should extend at least 2 inches on the roof.

If the overlap is too short fix it by placing drip edge under the first row of roof shingles and be sure that the exterior edge is reaching over the gutter. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.