What is the best way to apply the 1 1/2 metal edging along the roof. I understand the metal edging goes on top of the felt paper, but what do I use to adhear the metal to the roof?
2007-03-03 14:44:49 · 8 answers · asked by lesliesgoofy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
This is called drip edge you nail it on with roofing nails.
The link below has more information on installing a roof.
Please be careful roofs can be slippery. If you are not comfortable or if it is a high roof tether yourself so if you fall you wont get hurt too badly.
Good luck
2007-03-03 15:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by cp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't get the metal under the felt, use roof sealer (black tar-like stuff in a caulking gun) and run a healthy bead along the upper (toward the peak) edge of the metal before you nail it down. Then run a bead along the edge AFTER you nail it down and cover the metal edge where it meets the felt at the top. This will prevent any water from running between the metal and the felt if it gets through the shingles.
2007-03-04 02:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metal edging is the first thing that goes up, then the felt and lastly your roofing material.
Any nail, flat head roofing nail - same nails you're using for the roofing material, the felt goes over it so it rain protected. The shingle then extends about 1/4 off the roof.
And the first course of shingles are turned backwards, so the split is up not down.
2007-03-03 16:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by Silly Girl 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the drip edge should go under the felt, but no one ever does it. If water leaks through the shingles, it is supposed to run along the felt instead of penetrating the roof deck. Drip edge on top of felt means that the water will go under the drip edge and run down the fascia. Putting it under the felt would cause the water to run over the drip edge and make it drip off like it's supposed to. But,like i said, no one ever does it that way because they put on the felt before the drip edge to dry in the house.
2007-03-03 16:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by normobrian 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, put the drip edge on before the felt but don't turn the first course upside down. You should have under the first exposed course of shingles, a course of shingles that has been cut length ways along that strip of plastic at the back. Leave the plastic strip on as it acts to "glue" the first exposed course down. Also, there are better products available for roofing under layment than felt paper alone. Check at your locally owned lumber yard where the staff is usually more knowledgeable than those giant box-retail stores.
2007-03-03 17:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by tartu2222 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why 1 1/2 get 8. Nail it with roof nails. When you start laying the shingles lay the first two backwards.
2007-03-03 16:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by MiKe 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
roofing nails
2007-03-04 04:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by NubbY 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
plain ol' roofing nails, man.
2007-03-04 05:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by chris j 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋