Proper Gutter And Drip Edge Installation

A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter.

Proper gutter and drip edge installation.

Iko 2019 in the sketch above the furring strip is shown in blue. Drip edges have two key purposes. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

If you are installing a roof system drip edges and gutter aprons play the main role. When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps to keep water further from the home. If not installed properly this will impact the effectiveness of your whole gutter systems. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.

The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter. A drip edge has to be resistant to possible erosion and should be 36 gauge or larger.

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. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. It is best to install the drip on a warm day. Drip edge installation on an existing roof.

How to install a drip edge. The leading edge of the flashing is called the drip edge. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. 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.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. 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. A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge.

For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. Direct water away from fascia. We can also relate it to gutter systems. This works out.