Proper Gutter And Drip Edge Installation

It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

Proper gutter and drip edge installation. A gutter apron is used where shingles are not far enough from the edge of the gutter. Some rain runoff by capillary action runs up under the shingle drip edge and down the fascia behind the gutter installing drip edge on a new roof or re roofing job. Rain gutter installation can be a tricky job and a lot of. A gutter apron is installed on the corners above roof decking.

The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter. There are two reasons for water getting behind the gutter. Lay the gutter into the brackets that you ve lag screwed to the fascia. Make sure the drip edge coming from the shingle is bending against the fascia board because when it rains it s going.

While on the other hand a drip edge is installed to the trim and usually hangs directly behind the back of the gutter. The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. How to install a drip edge. Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.

There was no way that the gutter installe was going to get the upper edge of the gutter behind the drip edge. This works out correctly if you do the eaves first. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.

Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. It is put under the shingles of an attic to flow water directly into the gutter. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown.

It can be done. The roofer installed the drip edge tight against the fascia. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.