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.
Roll roofing installation drip edge.
How to install a drip edge.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Place the top edge of the roofing along the chalk line.
The roofing should extend 1 inch beyond the drip edge.
Roll out and cut roll roofing to cover the length of the roof.
For extra protection add a 3 foot wide strip on top of the 18 incher.
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.
This should give you a 1 inch overhang on the eaves including the top edge of.
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.
An underlayment of felt roofing is optional.
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.
Step 8 nail the roofing down every 3 inches.
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.
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 nails should be about 1 inch from the edges.
Once you learn how t.
Drive nails every 3 inches along the rake at one end pull it taut and drive nails along the eave edge.
Depends what edge of the roof you are talking about.
While the vertical leg should be placed 1 4 1 2 away from the fascia.
You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square.
Walkthrough of the basic cut for drip edge installation on your roofing project.
This will be your first course of roofing.
Apply a continuous bead of cement along the top of the drip edge then press down on the shingle.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
Prepare roof edges cant strips.
The roof leg should extend a minimum of 2 back onto the roof sheathing.
The outside square cut is the basis for all other cuts.
The drip edge goes on the wood deck then paper then roofing material.
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.