Siding Drip Edge Installation

If eaves troughs rain gutters are used the flashing edge also helps to direct the water into troughs.

Siding drip edge installation. Plywood in place of insulation board. If the faucet falls in the center of the. Nw walker mi 49544 888 784 0878. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion.

Behind the faucet mounting plate install 1 2 in. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Drop barely large enough to keep wind driven water from getting behind the siding. Above the bottom of the wall sheathing as a guide.

Nail in the center of the nailing slots. How to install a drip edge slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. This stock drip cap has a short backleg minimal drip leg and is often made from metal too thin to meet code standards. Video of the day.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Quality edge texas 634 107th street arlington tx 76011 888 784 0878. Then notch the siding from the top and slide it under the faucet. Snap a line 1 in.

Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion. Quality edge texas 634 107th street arlington tx 76011 888 784 0878. The back leg was only an inch and drip leg was just a square 90 degree 1 4 in. Create a drip edge find your most beat up pieces of siding and rip them down into 1 1 4 in.

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. Quality edge headquarters 2712 walkent dr. Typical installation aligns the bottom edge of the first row of siding 2 to 4 inches below the wall s bottom sill plate and over a continuous layer of waterproof kraft paper or polyethylene plastic sheeting. Quality edge headquarters 2712 walkent dr.

4 deep nail the drip edge to the sheathing every 16. Step 1 complete the installation of the first horizontal row of t1 11 siding following standard construction practices. These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. Using drip edge with a nailing edge approx.

Nw walker mi 49544 888 784 0878. And not very durable.