Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home.
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Also called drip edge flashing or d metal they serve a vital function by directing water away from the fascia and into the gutter.
If the gutter is lower than the bottom edge of the drip edge install flashing behind the drip edge and over the back edge of the gutter to remove the gap.
Layers of rubberized asphalt cover the roof sheathing and the seams are.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Now for the whole length of the roof the drip edge has curled up stopping the efficient flow of rain water from the roof into the gutter and resulting in ponding at the edge of the roof.
Our photo illustrates several details of roof drip edge eaves flashing and gable end flashing at an asphalt shingle re roof job we documented in dutchess county new york.
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.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
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Junior to say we need to remove the roof to fix this problem is a bit of an over statement.
This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.
It bends around the edge of the roof channeling any moisture that penetrates the shingles away from the roof decking.
Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof.
Installing drip edge on your roof.
This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge.
With without rain gutters.
Metal drip edge flashing is an important element of any roofing edge.
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 the overlap is too short fix it by placing drip edge under the first row of roof shingles and be sure that the exterior edge is reaching over the gutter.
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Torch down roofing is installed on many homes with flat and low sloped roofs.
When i faced the problem you describe i nicked the vertical lip of the drip.
