How To Properly Install Dripedge With Existing Gutters

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How to properly install dripedge with existing gutters.

Determine what works best for your house before ordering gutters and attachments. How to properly install gutter drip edge 1. Use the nail spacing and pattern dictated by your code and or location. Shingles extending off your roof deck the plywood osb or wood tongue and groove over your rafters and ice barrier or felt should extend over a metal drip edge roof apron or flashing.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Then finish by installing the drip edge flashing on the rakes. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle. For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. No flashing at the roof edge.

Begin installation it is best to install a drip edge on a day with warm weather because it makes it easier for the shingles to be stripped back. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker.

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. In others it s not.