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Roof eave drip extension for snow.
Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge.
Left unabated an ice dam will of course build up the roof and create ponding water above the wall line that will leak.
29 gauge galvalume ef3 eave flashing in white.
Next on how to install drip edge on shed roof is to secure the drip edge by using nails for roofing.
The drop down or face diverts water away from the structure and into the gutters.
After applying the eaves strip install the drip edge on top of it.
Finally apply the ice barrier membrane over the eaves drip edge running it up to the code.
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Aluminum drip edge is made from corrosive resistant aluminum that provides protection from water damage at the roof eave and rake.
This will allow for expansion and contraction and prevent buckling.
The tip that has flare or flange must face away from roof and point down.
The drip edge keeps shingles firm at the roof edge and eliminates bending over the eave edge and cracking.
Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.
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While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
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.
Does the drip edge metal go under the tarpaper ice and water shield or underlayment on the eave.
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The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
Set the drip edge according so it will align to prevent running water into gutter.
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.
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.
Summit stops ice from forming as meltwater exits the snow at the edge.
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.
Drip edge flashing.
Install the starter course.
Avoid those problems by taking 25 minutes and using the techniques shown in photos 1 3 to install a rain diverter.
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