Item 15551 model 56104001205610400120.
Roof eave drip extension for snow.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.
By gibraltar building products 17 95.
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.
Finally apply the ice barrier membrane over the eaves drip edge running it up to the code.
Snow is a great insulator that enables meltwater to flow even across this 8 unenclosed unheated overhang shown below before re freezing at the drip edge.
The drop down or face diverts water away from the structure and into the gutters.
Summit stops ice from forming as meltwater exits the snow at the edge.
The drip edge keeps shingles firm at the roof edge and eliminates bending over the eave edge and cracking.
This will allow for expansion and contraction and prevent buckling.
29 gauge galvalume ef3 eave flashing in white.
Get the real story about drip edge placement.
Drip edge flashing.
Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge.
Be sure that the eaves strip seals the joint between the roof sheathing and the fascia and that the strip is wide enough to extend a few inches above the roof leg of the drip edge.
Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave.
Install the starter course.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
After applying the eaves strip install the drip edge on top of it.
In winter melting snow creates a slip and fall hazard when it drips and freezes on porch stoops.
As seen in m.
Start from the eaves to install the drip edge.
The tip that has flare or flange must face away from roof and point down.
Left unabated an ice dam will of course build up the roof and create ponding water above the wall line that will leak.
Aluminum drip edge is made from corrosive resistant aluminum that provides protection from water damage at the roof eave and rake.
4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16 if installing multiple runs of drip edge lap them by 1 4 1 2 inch keeping the nail back from the lapped joint.
Purchase metal d style drip edge ordinarily used as roof edge flashing and install it upside down as a diverter.
Avoid those problems by taking 25 minutes and using the techniques shown in photos 1 3 to install a rain diverter.
