How To Install Roof Felt And Drip Edge

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.

How to install roof felt and drip edge.

Place the drip. 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. 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. Install the drip edge tightly against the edges of the plywood sub roofing so that it hangs down over the fascia.

Overlap joints where two pieces meet by about 1 inch. Does drip edge go over or under felt. Get the real story about drip edge placement. Install drip edges on the eaves first.

As always thanks for watching. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. But over the underlayment along the rake edges of the roof.

Nail it in place with 1 inch roofing nails. 12 roof repair tips. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Catch you on the next one.

As seen in m. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. Cut a length of drip edge when needed with a pair or tin snips. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

According to most building codes and manufacturer recommendations the drip edge should be installed beneath the underlayment along the eaves of the roof. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave. In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners.

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