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Roof drip edge and gutters.
Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.
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.
This keeps your roof safe from rotting and leaking.
Gently lift up the shingles on the edge of the roof and locate the nails holding the existing drip edge onto.
Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.
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Water often follows around your shingle edge and can wind up flowing down your fascia behind your new roof and gutters.
Nail high up on the drip edge so that the shingles will cover the nails.
If the overlap is too short fix it by placing drip edge under the first row of roof shingles and be sure that the exterior edge is reaching over the gutter.
Therefore when the water goes over the edge of your roof it will stay attracted to the surface of the drip edge and run behind the gutter.
Water can also splash up from the interior of your gutters constantly wetting your fascia.
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Place the drip edge down aligning it so water will drip into the gutters.
They differ for their shapes and installation.
The drip edge doesn t just protect your shingles it also helps protect your fascia board.
Home centers sell rolls of 6 in.
If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter.
Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in.
The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters.
A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter.
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You can be confused among these two metals flashings as they are completely identical and serve the same purpose.
Use roofing nails to secure the drip edge.
The drip edge is a component installed along the eaves of your roof that helps to direct water flow and project it outward ideally into your gutters where it will be safely carried away.
