Proper Gutter Installation Drip Edge

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

Proper gutter installation drip edge. A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge. How to install a drip edge. If you are installing a roof system drip edges and gutter aprons play the main role. Drip edges have two key purposes.

Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. A drip edge has to be resistant to possible erosion and should be 36 gauge or larger. The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter. If not installed properly this will impact the effectiveness of your whole gutter systems.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. 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. We can also relate it to gutter systems. It is best to install the drip on a warm day.

Determine what works best for your house before ordering gutters and attachments. Mark the highest point of the gutter run on the fascia 1 inches below the metal drip edge flashing on the extra wide fascia shown here the gutter is lower down. 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 never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board.

For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. Iko 2019 in the sketch above the furring strip is shown in blue. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery.

This works out. When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps to keep water further from the home. A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter.