Siding Drip Edge Installation

Nail in the center of the nailing slots.

Siding drip edge installation.

When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. Install the first length of z flashing. Add the drip edge while it may be a common practice to install drip edge tight to the fascia silva advocates for a. Tom silva starts off his roofing lesson with the apprentices by stressing the.

And not very durable. This stock drip cap has a short backleg minimal drip leg and is often made from metal too thin to meet code standards. The causeway connecting the house to the new garage in law suite needs a roof. How to install a drip edge.

Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1. Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall stud. Secure cap to siding next secure the drip cap to your siding using galvanized nails.

Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.

Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. Start with the ice barrier in climate zones prone to ice damming code requires that a self adhering ice barrier. Place a nail at one end then the other. If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.

Drop barely large enough to keep wind driven water from getting behind the siding. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. The back leg was only an inch and drip leg was just a square 90 degree 1 4 in. Just about the window apply flashing tape then slide the drip cap against the flashing tape and under the siding above it.

Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. To seal the edge of a siding panel where it has been cut and to secure it to the wall you can use under sill trim.

Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some.