Proper Gutter Drip Edge Attachment

Bryan texas roofers adhere to the city s municipal code that determines the proper attachment of drip edges and their supporting underlayment.

Proper gutter drip edge attachment.

Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter. You can be confused among these two metals flashings as they are completely identical and serve the same purpose. This keeps your roof safe from rotting and leaking. Place the the back of the gutter into the hangers front side up.

The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board. The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Direct water away from fascia.

The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter. It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof. 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.

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. 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. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. They differ for their shapes and installation.

7 drill 3 16 inch holes into the. Drip edges have two key purposes.