Proper Gutter Drip Edge Attachment

A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter.

Proper gutter drip edge attachment.

Direct water away from fascia. If this slight overhang is too short water will drip behind the gutters leading to rotted roof sheathing and fascia stained siding and even soil erosion and a flooded basement. 7 drill 3 16 inch holes into the. They differ for their shapes and installation.

The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. In order to combat extreme weather and remain sturdy and strong a proper drip edge should be able to be nailed to the roof deck. Push down on the front of the gutter until the back edge of the gutter slides or snaps in. A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter.

Place the the back of the gutter into the hangers front side up. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. This keeps your roof safe from rotting and leaking. You can be confused among these two metals flashings as they are completely identical and serve the same purpose.

It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. Drip edges have two key purposes.

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. Due to cohesion surface tension and other forces water droplets tend to stick to one another and to the surfaces they are on albeit slightly.