Putting Up Drip Edge On Trim Siding

Cut one piece of drip edge square on both edges to fit against the end of the roof.

Putting up drip edge on trim siding.

Bend the wide surface of the channel inward at this cut to make a drip edge tab and slide the tab under the sill channel. Cut the overlapping piece with the top edge to fit square against the end of the roof and the overhanging edge to fold around the corner. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide.

Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave. As seen in m. Cut along the corner of the facing edge. To seal the edge of a siding panel where it has been cut and to secure it to the wall you can use under sill trim.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. This does two things it pushes the water a little further out away from the trim the flashing is protecting and it helps stiffen the bottom edge so it stay straight as the metal expands and contracts with temperature. The drip leg is at least 3 4 in. With without rain gutters.

Slide the corner tight to the fascia. If necessary secure the ends of the drip edge with short roofing nails. Slide the overlapping corner under the other overhanging piece of drip edge. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. Create a drip edge. Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge.

This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. Installing drip edge on your roof. These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. Place a nail at one end then the other.

At the bottom make a 1 in. Nail in the center of the nailing slots. Get the real story about drip edge placement. Find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in.

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