How To Install Drip Edge On A Rubber Roof

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.

How to install drip edge on a rubber roof.

Be sure to tuck the drip edge under the starter strip and felt paper. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. Place a nail at one end then the other. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.

Installing drip edge on your roof. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.

Space the fasteners by about 12 inches. 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. Tools supplies tin sn.

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. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Use 1 inch galvanized roofing nails or 3 4 inch exterior screws. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.