Gutter Drip Rail Installation

It is a functional and stylish drip rail trim option that eliminates the time and challenges it takes to install aluminum rain gutters.

Gutter drip rail installation.

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. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Drip strip is designed to fill the gap between the bottom of the drip edge and the top of the gutter to insure the water will flow into the gutter preventing any damage to your fascia or other parts of your home or landscaping.

Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia. No more destructive ice dams from frozen gutters. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.

How to install drip edge flashing to a new roof. The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Water stains dirt debris and dripping water behind a gutter are usually the result of poorly installed or missing drip edge.

The rainhandler gutter self cleaning system protect you from the need to climb ladders and roofs to clean clogged gutters. 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. Most premade drip edge flashin. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.

This trim lok drip rail molding is manufactured from durable pvc plastic so it is a highly durable alternative to many of the rain gutter replacement parts available on the market. How to install a drip edge.