Siding Drip Edge Installation

Install the first length of z flashing.

Siding drip edge installation.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Nail in the center of the nailing slots. Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in. This stock drip cap has a short backleg minimal drip leg and is often made from metal too thin to meet code standards.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. How to install drip edge and step flashing 1.

Drop barely large enough to keep wind driven water from getting behind the siding. How to install a drip edge. Add the drip edge while it may be a common practice to install drip edge tight to the fascia silva advocates for a. You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.

Just about the window apply flashing tape then slide the drip cap against the flashing tape and under the siding above it. Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1. The back leg was only an inch and drip leg was just a square 90 degree 1 4 in. Tom silva starts off his roofing lesson with the apprentices by stressing the.

Place a nail at one end then the other. Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. The causeway connecting the house to the new garage in law suite needs a roof. And not very durable.

Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing. Secure cap to siding next secure the drip cap to your siding using galvanized nails. Be sure that when you do this the cap itself slopes away from the window downwards forming an awning over the window. Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board.

Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some. How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips.

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.