Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.
Roll roofing installation drip edge.
Place the top edge of the roofing along the chalk line.
Once you learn how t.
You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square.
Line up the edge of a sheet of roll roofing with the chalk line and roll the roofing across the entire length of the roof.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Roll out and cut roll roofing to cover the length of the roof.
The outside square cut is the basis for all other cuts.
This will be your first course of roofing.
You won t enjoy trying to lift up roll roofing to install a segment of flashing or drip edge that you forgot.
Walkthrough of the basic cut for drip edge installation on your roofing project.
The nails should be about 1 inch from the edges.
On the rake of a gable roof the drip edge metal goes over the paper as shown in the first drawing in the op link but on the eave the drip edge metal goes on first and then the paper over that.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Prepare roof edges cant strips.
Step 8 nail the roofing down every 3 inches.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
Align the roofing with the chalk line and nail down the edge that runs along the drip edge working out any bubbles as you go.
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.
Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a distance of 8 feet or so.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
An underlayment of felt roofing is optional.
The roofing should extend 1 inch beyond the drip edge.
In roofing one square equals 100 square feet.
The roofing should overhang the eaves by inch except where you install drip edge flashing on top of the roofing along the rake edge.
The drip edge goes on the wood deck then paper then roofing material.
This should give you a 1 inch overhang on the eaves including the top edge of.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.
How to install a drip edge.
Drive nails every 3 inches along the rake at one end pull it taut and drive nails along the eave edge.
