How To Install Drip Edge Flashing On A Flat Roof

Apply roofing cement when installing drip edge on an existing roof.

How to install drip edge flashing on a flat roof.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. You may need to use a putty knife to break the seam between the first course and the starter strip.

Lift the shingles slide the drip edge underneath them and position it so that it extends over the gutters then replace the shingles and push down to seat the drip edge. Slide the flat bar under starter course and pry out the nails. Use a flat pry bar to remove drip edge nails along the eave and rakes. 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.

How to install a drip edge. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.

Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto the roof. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. 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.