Installing Roof Felt And Drip Edge

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Installing roof felt and drip edge.

Place the drip. 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. Cut a length of drip edge when needed with a pair or tin snips. Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave.

Does drip edge go over or under felt. Get the real story about drip edge placement. As always thanks for watching. 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.

The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Apply a continuous bead of cement along. How to install a drip edge. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end.

But over the underlayment along the rake edges of the roof. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. As seen in m. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 05 the drip edge is critical to provide a finished look and to add waterproofing.

In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Install drip edges on the eaves first. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

Nail it in place with 1 inch roofing nails. 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. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Learn more about drip edge at.

Builders use roofing felt or tar paper for this. According to most building codes and manufacturer recommendations the drip edge should be installed beneath the underlayment along the eaves of the roof. Overlap joints where two pieces meet by about 1 inch. Understanding the proper way to install the drip edge will only get you so far.